questionText: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reducing VAT to 10% in the hair and beauty sector.
answerText: VAT is a broad-based tax on consumption and the 20 per cent standard rate applies to most goods and services, including in the hair and beauty sector. Exceptions to the standard rate have always been limited by both legal and fiscal considerations. The go...
heading: Personal Care Services: VAT