Budget 2021: Hospitality: VAT

Wednesday, 3 March 2021 12:50

One of the hardest hit sectors has been hospitality and tourism: 150,000 businesses that employ over 2.4 million people need our support. To protect those jobs, I can confirm that the 5% reduced rate of VAT will be extended for six months to 30th September. And even then, we won’t go straight back to the 20% rate. We’ll have an interim rate of 12.5% for another six months; not returning to the standard rate until April next year. In total, we’re cutting VAT next year by almost £5bn....Request free trial