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VAT: USA

Asked by Dame Harriett BaldwinConservativeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 2 April 2025UIN 42264

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had recent discussions with his US counterpart on reducing VAT on US firms exporting to the UK.

Answered by Mr Douglas Alexander

DBT Secretary of State and officials continue to hold regular and productive conversations with the Trump administration to press the case for UK business interests. We’re prioritising engagement with the US to stand up for our national interests.

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