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VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason the publication of new VAT guidance in October 2024 was following the Budget.

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Treasury
Tabled
6 Mar 2025
Target answer date
10 Mar 2025
Answer
13 Mar 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 6 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason the publication of new VAT guidance in October 2024 was following the Budget.

  2. 10 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 13 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    Since 1 January 2025, all education services and vocational training provided by private schools in the UK for a charge have been subject to VAT at the standard rate of 20 per cent. Since the announcement of this policy, HMRC has taken action to support p...

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