PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Hygiene: Products (28 August 2020)
Question Asked
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reducing the rate of VAT applied to soap and sanitising gel.
Asked by:
Charlotte Nichols (Labour)
Asked by:
Charlotte Nichols (Labour)
Answer
Under the current VAT rules, soap and sanitising gel are subject to the standard rate of VAT.
Although the Government keeps all taxes under review, there are no plans to change the VAT treatment of these at present.
Answered by:
Jesse Norman (Conservative)
8 September 2020
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