Deposit Return Schemes: VAT

(asked on 1st April 2025) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the potential impact of applying VAT to unredeemed deposits in the deposit return scheme on revenues to the Exchequer.


Answered by
James Murray Portrait
James Murray
Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)
This question was answered on 9th April 2025
The Government is currently considering the VAT treatment of deposits charged under deposit return schemes. Should VAT be applied to unreturned deposits HMRC expect the impact on exchequer receipts to be negligible.
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