Written questions

Hospitality Industry: VAT

Commons · Question 36823 · Tabled 10 Mar 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 18 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Max Wilkinson

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a lower rate of VAT for the hospitality sector.

Answer

Answered by James Murray, 18 Mar 2025

To support hospitality businesses, the Government intends to introduce permanently lower business rates for retail, hospitality, and leisure (RHL) properties, with Rateable Values below £500,000, from 2026-27. Ahead of these changes being made, the Govern...