Question follow-through · 15063
Children's Play: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of zero-rating Value Added Tax on admission fees for indoor play facilities.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 19 Nov 2024
- Target answer date
- 21 Nov 2024
- Answer
- 27 Nov 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
19 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of zero-rating Value Added Tax on admission fees for indoor play facilities.
21 Nov 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
27 Nov 2024
Answer published
VAT is a broad-based tax on consumption, and the 20 per cent standard rate applies to most goods and services. Tax breaks reduce the revenue available for vital public services and must represent value for money for the taxpayer. One of the key considerat...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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