Ministry of Defence: VAT
(asked on 13th March 2024) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department paid in VAT in each year since 2010.
This question was answered on 18th March 2024
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) can provide details of VAT paid (both recoverable and non-recoverable) by MOD’s main VAT registration for the previous four financial years. During this period, we have paid a total of £20.9 billion in VAT.
VAT paid but recovered from HMRC £million | VAT paid and not-recovered £million | Total VAT, £ million | |
FY2019/20 | 1,835 | 3,005 | 4,840 |
FY2020/21 | 1,955 | 3,026 | 4,981 |
FY2021/22 | 2,132 | 3,143 | 5,275 |
FY2022/23 | 2,200 | 3,607 | 5,807 |
Total | 8,122 | 12,781 | 20,903 |