Written Question·Treasury·UIN 52518

VAT: Registration

Tabled: 14 May 2025
Answered: 20 May 2025
Named Day

Question

Noah Law

LabourSt Austell and Newquay

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has assessed the potential merits of increasing the VAT registration threshold in line with inflation.

Answer

James Murray
At £90,000, the UK has a higher VAT registration threshold than any EU country and the joint highest in the OECD. This means the majority of UK businesses are kept out of the VAT system.