Written Question·Treasury·UIN 88675

Restaurants: VAT

Tabled: 10 November 2025
Answered: 18 November 2025

Question

Neil Coyle

LabourBermondsey and Old Southwark

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of lowering VAT on restaurant customers.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
The Government recognises the significant contribution made by hospitality businesses to economic growth and social life in the UK. VAT is a broad-based tax on consumption, and the 20 per cent standard rate applies to most goods and services. VAT is the U...

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