Question follow-through · 17327

Higher Education: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 22 November 2024 to Question 14160 on Higher Education: VAT, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of enabling groups of universities to share VAT-exempt costs at contr

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
2 Dec 2024
Target answer date
4 Dec 2024
Answer
10 Dec 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 2 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 22 November 2024 to Question 14160 on Higher Education: VAT, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of enabling groups of universities to share VAT-exempt costs at contr

  2. 4 Dec 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 10 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    The requirement for groups using the cost sharing exemption to create a separate legal entity is in place to ensure that use of the exemption aligns with normal VAT principles that apply to all taxpayers. The Government keeps all taxes under review as par...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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