Written Question·Treasury·UIN 47168

Personal Care Services: VAT

Tabled: 23 April 2025
Answered: 1 May 2025

Question

Fabian Hamilton

LabourLeeds North East

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of the VAT threshold on the financial sustainability of small hair salons; and what steps she is taking to help ens

Answer

James Murray
At £90,000, the UK has a higher VAT registration threshold than any EU Member State and the second highest in the OECD. This keeps the majority of UK businesses out of VAT altogether. The Government will continue to bear in mind businesses’ views of this ...

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