Food: VAT
Commons · Question 36548 · Tabled 7 Mar 2025 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Patrick Spencer
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether food for people living at (a) school and (b) home will have VAT payable on it under the VAT guidance published in November 2024 by HMRC.
Answer
Answered by James Murray, 17 Mar 2025
Since 1 January 2025, all education services and vocational training provided by private schools in the UK for a charge have been subject to VAT at the standard rate of 20 per cent. This also applies to boarding services provided by private schools. Since...