Question follow-through · 1936
Tourism: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to introduce tax free shopping in tourist destinations.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 26 Jul 2024
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2024
- Answer
- 2 Sept 2024 · 38 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
26 Jul 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to introduce tax free shopping in tourist destinations.
2 Sept 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
2 Sept 2024
Answer published
Earlier this year, the Office for Budget Responsibility conducted a review of the previous government’s 2020 costing of removing tax-free shopping for tourists. The OBR’s updated estimate is that the withdrawal of the VAT Retail Export Scheme will lead to...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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