Question follow-through · 74450
Taxis: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department produced an impact assessment prior to the Supreme Court judgment in DELTA Merseyside Ltd v Uber Britannia Ltd on the application of VAT to private hire vehicle journeys.
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 2 Sept 2025
- Target answer date
- 8 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 8 Sept 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
2 Sept 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department produced an impact assessment prior to the Supreme Court judgment in DELTA Merseyside Ltd v Uber Britannia Ltd on the application of VAT to private hire vehicle journeys.
8 Sept 2025
Target answer date
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8 Sept 2025
Answer published
The Government continues to take this complex issue very seriously and recognises businesses’ need for certainty. The Government is carefully considering the wide range of views shared through last year's consultation on the VAT Treatment of Private Hir...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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