{"value":{"id":1672452,"askingMemberId":4471,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2023-11-22T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2023-11-27T00:00:00","uin":"3284","questionText":"To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of reducing VAT for the hospitality sector.","answeringBodyId":14,"answeringBodyName":"Treasury","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4407,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2023-11-27T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>Since the start of the pandemic, over £37 billion has been provided to the tourism, leisure and hospitality sectors in the form of grants, loans and tax breaks.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>While there are no plans to reduce the rate of VAT paid by hospitality businesses, the Government keeps all taxes under review.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Hospitality Industry: VAT","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1672452","method":"GET"}]}