| Heading: |
VAT: Repayments |
| Question ID: |
1792922 |
| UIN: |
44701 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-04-07 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5093 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Alison Taylor
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| Asking Member handle: |
Alison_S_Taylor
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@Alison_S_Taylor
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will (a) reinstate VAT-free shopping for visitors and (b) allow VAT refunds on departure. |
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false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-04-28 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4797 |
| Answering Member display name: |
James Murray
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| Answering Member handle: |
jamesmurray_ldn
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@jamesmurray_ldn
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| Answer text: |
The Government has no plans to introduce a new tax-free shopping scheme in Great Britain. According to the OBR, the withdrawal of the VAT Retail Export Scheme will save the Exchequer around £540 million per year by 2025-26. Recent ONS data shows that UK t... |
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| Answering body ID: |
14 |
| Answering body name: |
Treasury |
| Tweeted: |
true |