Written Question·Treasury·UIN 46662

Personal Care Services: VAT

Tabled: 17 April 2025
Answered: 29 April 2025

Question

Sarah Bool

ConservativeSouth Northamptonshire

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of reducing VAT rate on hair and beauty salons.

Answer

James Murray
VAT is a broad-based tax on consumption, and the 20 per cent standard rate applies to most goods and services. VAT is also the UK’s second largest tax, forecast to raise £180 billion in 2025/26. Tax breaks reduce the revenue available for vital public ser...

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