Written Question·Treasury·UIN 90278

Small Businesses: VAT

Tabled: 12 November 2025
Answered: 18 November 2025

Question

Suella Braverman

Reform UKFareham and Waterlooville

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to take steps to amend the VAT threshold structure to support small employers in the (a) hospitality and (b) personal care sector.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
With 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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