Question follow-through · 15422
Music Venues: Tickets
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of reducing VAT on cultural ticketing in Grassroots Music Venues.
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 2 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 6 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 10 Jul 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
2 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of reducing VAT on cultural ticketing in Grassroots Music Venues.
6 Jul 2026
Target answer date
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10 Jul 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.Tax breaks reduce the revenue available for vital public services a...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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