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date	06/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tourist Attractions: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a 3-year extension to the reduced VAT rate on admission charges for attractions.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	99724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2020 answer text <p>The reduced rate is intended to support the cash flow and viability of over 150,000 businesses affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. The Institute for Fiscal Studies and other commentators have suggested that the expiry of any temporary cut should be carefully timed if possible so as not to affect progress as the economy begins to pick up again.</p><p>The Chancellor announced on 24 September that the VAT reduced rate is to continue until 31 March 2021, providing continued support to over 150,000 businesses and protecting 2.4 million jobs.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/10/2020 14:04:13 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

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date	13/07/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tourist Attractions: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the announcement of a temporary reduction of VAT to five per cent on admission to certain attractions, if he will provide further clarification on what those attractions are.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
uin	73138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2020 answer text <p>Admissions to shows, theatres, circuses, fairs, amusement parks, concerts, museums, zoos, cinemas and exhibitions and similar cultural events and facilities will be covered by the new reduced rate of VAT for attractions. This is set out in guidance on VAT on admission charges to attractions published on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p>Further detail about the application of the new reduced rate can be found in Revenue and Customs guidance on the temporary reduced rate of VAT for hospitality, holiday accommodation and attractions, also published on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/07/2020 13:20:25 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry