Prescriptions: VAT Exemptions

(asked on 7th February 2018) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people received relief from VAT on (a) drugs and (b) supplies on prescription in (i) 2015-16, (ii) 2016-17 and (iii) 2017-18.


Answered by
Mel Stride Portrait
Mel Stride
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
This question was answered on 20th February 2018

The details that HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) collects from taxpayers on their VAT returns are not specific enough to provide the number of people benefiting from this relief. HMRC does not require this level of detail because it would place a considerable administrative burden on businesses.

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