Drugs: VAT
2026-07-02 · Treasury · 15782 · Official question
Question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to written statement HCWS177 published on 2 July 2026, whether the Government has assessed the compatibility of its proposed changes with the UK's international obligations relating to VAT.
Answer
In response to an oral question on 23 June, I announced that the government will take forward a new approach on VAT on free-of-charge donations of medicines, consisting of either changes to the VAT rules or a reimbursement scheme. The Government is curren...