Question follow-through · 10394

Choirs: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will extend Orchestra Tax Relief to choirs.

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Treasury
Tabled
21 Oct 2024
Target answer date
23 Oct 2024
Answer
29 Oct 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 21 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will extend Orchestra Tax Relief to choirs.

  2. 23 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 29 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    The creative industries play a key role in driving economic growth. The Government is committed to supporting them as part of its plan to fix the foundations of the economy. Orchestra Tax Relief (OTR) provides tax relief at a rate of 50% on production cos...

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