Question follow-through · 112063
Buildings: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to remove VAT from refurbished building work.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 9 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 11 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 12 Feb 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
9 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to remove VAT from refurbished building work.
11 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
12 Feb 2026
Answer published
VAT is a broad-based tax on consumption and the 20 per cent standard rate applies to most goods and services. Exceptions to the standard rate have always been limited and balanced against affordability considerations. Residential renovations are subject t...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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