Question follow-through · 28446
Visitor Levy: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether VAT is charged by HMRC on the overnight visitor levy set by councils in (a) Wales and (b) Scotland.
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 9 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 11 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 17 Sept 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
9 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether VAT is charged by HMRC on the overnight visitor levy set by councils in (a) Wales and (b) Scotland.
11 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
17 Sept 2026
Answer published
Under UK VAT law, VAT is charged on the full amount paid by a customer for the goods or services they are purchasing. Therefore, where an overnight visitor levy forms part of the consideration paid for accommodation, VAT is charged on the total amount pai...
Official data retrieved 25 Sept 2026.
Later records
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