Charities: VAT
Commons · Question 120688 · Tabled 13 Mar 2026 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Jess Brown-Fuller
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of fiscal drag on the number of charities expected to become liable for VAT registration over the next five years.
Answer
Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 23 Mar 2026
At £90,000, the UK has a higher VAT registration threshold than any EU country and the joint highest in the OECD. This means the majority of UK businesses are not in the VAT system at all. VAT is a broad-based tax on consumption. Once an organisation’s ta...