Sunscreens: VAT
Commons · Question 7460 · Tabled 7 Oct 2024 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Sarah Champion
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care of the potential impact of removing VAT from sunscreen on the incidence of (a) melanoma and (b) non-melanoma skin cancers.
Answer
Answered by James Murray, 14 Oct 2024
VAT is a broad-based tax on consumption, and the 20 per cent standard rate applies to most goods and services. It is the UK’s second largest tax, forecast to raise £176 billion in 2024/25. Tax breaks reduce the revenue available for public services, and m...