Small Businesses: Customs and VAT
Commons · Question 70408 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 5 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Dame Caroline Dinenage
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, in what way he is supporting small businesses to remain compliant with (a) VAT and (b) customs paperwork.
Answer
Answered by Gareth Thomas, 5 Sep 2025
As part of our recently launched Plan for Small Business, the Government is modernising the tax and customs system as referenced in HMRC’s Transformation Roadmap. This will include AI powered technology and personalised digital experiences making it easie...