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Hospitality Industry: Northern Ireland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to help reduce the impact of the hospitality VAT differential between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland on cross-border hospitality business competitiveness.

answeredTreasury

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
8 Sept 2026
Target answer date
10 Sept 2026
Answer
17 Sept 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 8 Sept 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to help reduce the impact of the hospitality VAT differential between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland on cross-border hospitality business competitiveness.

  2. 10 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 17 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    The Government is aware some European countries apply different VAT rates to certain goods and services, reflecting different tax systems, policy choices and wider fiscal contexts.

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Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.

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Hospitality Industry: VAT

15 Sept 2026 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of a pilot reduction in VAT for the hospitality sector In Northern Ireland on local businesses and growth in tourism.

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Fuels: Prices

15 Sept 2026 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to help reduce fuel costs for working families, including consideration of a targeted reduction on fuel duty in Northern Ireland.