Question follow-through · 39725

Taxis: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will extend the VAT exemption afforded to adapted motor vehicles for people with disabilities to London’s Black Cabs.

answeredTreasury

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
19 Mar 2025
Target answer date
24 Mar 2025
Answer
28 Mar 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 19 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will extend the VAT exemption afforded to adapted motor vehicles for people with disabilities to London’s Black Cabs.

  2. 24 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 28 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    The Government is committed to ensuring support is there for the most vulnerable people in our society. Certain products designed solely for use by a disabled person can qualify for a zero rate of VAT. VAT is a broad-based tax on consumption, and the 20 p...

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