Question follow-through · 22659
Electricity: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria will be used at the Autumn Budget to determine whether the VAT reduction on electricity bills should continue beyond the current financial year.
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 28 Aug 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 8 Sept 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
28 Aug 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria will be used at the Autumn Budget to determine whether the VAT reduction on electricity bills should continue beyond the current financial year.
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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8 Sept 2026
Answer published
The Government’s recent announcement to cut VAT on electricity bills applies and is funded from 1st October 2026 to 31st March 2027.Tax decisions will be taken at the Budget alongside an Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) forecast. All decisions will ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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