Written Question·Treasury·UIN 90277
Small Businesses: VAT
Tabled: 12 November 2025
Answered: 18 November 2025
Question
Suella Braverman
Reform UK — Fareham and Waterlooville
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the number of small businesses that have limited their (a) turnover and (b) expansion plans to avoid exceeding the VAT threshold.
Answer
Dan TomlinsonWith a VAT registration threshold of £90,000, the UK’s threshold is higher than any EU country and the joint highest in the OECD. The Government’s approach to the VAT threshold aims to balance potential impacts on small businesses, including their growth ...
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