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| Question ID: |
1796517 |
| UIN: |
47604 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-04-23 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5355 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Sarah Bool
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Sarah Bool
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the British Hair Council's report entitled Securing the future of UK hairdressing and beauty: the economic, fiscal & societal case for VAT reform, published in February 2025, whether she has made a |
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true |
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| Date answered: |
2025-04-30 |
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false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4797 |
| Answering Member display name: |
James Murray
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| Answering Member handle: |
jamesmurray_ldn
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@jamesmurray_ldn
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| Answer text: |
VAT is a broad-based tax on consumption, and the 20 per cent standard rate applies to most goods and services. VAT is also the UK’s second largest tax, forecast to raise £180 billion in 2025/26. Tax breaks reduce the revenue available for vital public ser... |
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| Answering body ID: |
14 |
| Answering body name: |
Treasury |
| Tweeted: |
true |