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Hospitality Industry: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will extend the VAT relief on summer activities to hospitality businesses such as hotels, bars and restaurants.

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Answering body: Treasury
Tabled: 21 May 2026
Target answer date: 3 Jun 2026
Answer: 3 Jun 2026 · 13 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

21 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will extend the VAT relief on summer activities to hospitality businesses such as hotels, bars and restaurants.
3 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
3 Jun 2026
Answer published
From 25 June to 1 September the Government is introducing a temporary reduced rate of VAT on children's menu meals and family leisure activitiesThe VAT relief is temporary — running over the summer months only —providing targeted support without undermini...

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