Question follow-through · 92165
VAT: Northern Ireland
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to to clause 32 in the Windsor Framework relating to VAT and excise, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of reducing the VAT rate in Northern Ireland.
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 18 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 20 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 24 Nov 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
18 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to to clause 32 in the Windsor Framework relating to VAT and excise, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of reducing the VAT rate in Northern Ireland.
20 Nov 2025
Target answer date
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24 Nov 2025
Answer published
VAT is a broad-based tax on consumption, and the 20 per cent standard rate applies consistently across the UK to most goods and services. VAT is the UK’s second largest tax, forecast to raise £180 billion in 2025/26. Exceptions to the standard rate have a...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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