Question follow-through · 16648
Bicycles: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact on bicycle sales of the removal of VAT on (a) pedal and (b) electric bicycle.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 27 Nov 2024
- Target answer date
- 29 Nov 2024
- Answer
- 5 Dec 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
27 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact on bicycle sales of the removal of VAT on (a) pedal and (b) electric bicycle.
29 Nov 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
5 Dec 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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