Question follow-through · 26273
Gyms: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of introducing VAT exemptions for (a) gyms and (b) other providers of fitness services on the number of people using these services.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 23 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 27 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 30 Jan 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
23 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of introducing VAT exemptions for (a) gyms and (b) other providers of fitness services on the number of people using these services.
27 Jan 2025
Target answer date
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30 Jan 2025
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 public services and must represent value for money for the taxpayer. At Autumn Budget 2024, the Gove...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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