Question follow-through · 14902
VAT: Fraud
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to tackle VAT fraud; and if she will bring forward legislative proposals to extend Deemed Reseller rules to UK-established businesses.
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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 steps she is taking to tackle VAT fraud; and if she will bring forward legislative proposals to extend Deemed Reseller rules to UK-established businesses.
21 Nov 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
27 Nov 2024
Answer published
Tax fraud undermines our economy, hurts legitimate businesses and robs our vital public services of much-needed funds. The government is clear in its commitment to closing the tax gap, and ensuring everyone pays the tax that is legally due. HMRC uses a wi...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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