Hospitality Industry: VAT
Commons · Question 9774 · Tabled 15 Jun 2026 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Euan Stainbank
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an estimate of the potential impact of reducing VAT to 10 per cent for food and beverage hospitality businesses on revenue to her Department.
Answer
Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 23 Jun 2026
At £90,000, the UK has the second highest registration threshold among all 38 OECD countries, which keeps the majority of businesses outside the VAT system. VAT is a broad-based tax on consumption, and the 20 per cent standard rate applies to most goods a...