| Heading: |
VAT: Foreign Companies |
| Question ID: |
1788598 |
| UIN: |
HL6153 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-03-25 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5023 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Baroness Smith of Llanfaes
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| Asking Member handle: |
CarmenRiaSmith
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@CarmenRiaSmith
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of VAT paid by overseas-based online vendors that operate in the UK. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-04-07 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4559 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Lord Livermore
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| Answering Member handle: |
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Lord Livermore
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| Answer text: |
UK VAT is charged on goods and services sold by overseas-based online vendors at the same rate as domestic sales. This ensures a level playing field, and that these vendors contribute fairly to public finances from their UK business activities. The Govern... |
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| Answering body ID: |
14 |
| Answering body name: |
Treasury |
| Tweeted: |
true |