Written Question·Treasury·UIN 27017

Playgrounds: VAT

Tabled: 28 January 2025
Answered: 3 February 2025
Named Day

Question

Noah Law

LabourSt Austell and Newquay

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of reducing VAT for admissions fees to indoor play centres for children under 12.

Answer

James Murray
VAT is a broad-based tax on consumption, and the 20 per cent standard rate applies to most goods and services. Tax breaks reduce the revenue available for vital public services and must represent value for money for the taxpayer.One of the key considerati...

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