Question follow-through · 121462
Social Media: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of VAT on social media advertising on the reach of charity campaigns aimed at vulnerable groups who predominantly consume information online.
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 17 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 19 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 25 Mar 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
17 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of VAT on social media advertising on the reach of charity campaigns aimed at vulnerable groups who predominantly consume information online.
19 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
25 Mar 2026
Answer published
VAT is a broad-based tax on consumption and the 20 per cent standard rate applies to most goods and services. VAT is the UK’s third largest tax, forecast to raise £180 billion in 2025/26. Taxation is a vital source of revenue that helps to fund vital publ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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