Choirs: Tax Allowances
Commons · Question 41131 · Tabled 25 Mar 2025 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Alicia Kearns
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of changing the eligibility criteria for the Orchestral Tax Relief to include standalone choirs without the accompanying orchestra.
Answer
Answered by James Murray, 2 Apr 2025
The Government supports the creative industries, including orchestras, through funding and through the tax system. Orchestra Tax Relief (OTR) provides tax relief on productions costs and provided £33 million of support in 2022-23. To qualify for OTR, a co...