Question follow-through · 9242
Orchestras: Tax Allowances
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of including voice as an eligible instrument for the purposes of Orchestra Tax Relief.
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 15 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 17 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 23 Oct 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
15 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of including voice as an eligible instrument for the purposes of Orchestra Tax Relief.
17 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
23 Oct 2024
Answer published
The creative industries play a key role in driving economic growth, and the Government is committed to supporting them. Orchestra Tax Relief (OTR) provides tax relief at a rate of 50% on production costs. To qualify for the relief, a concert must be perfo...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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