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Deposit Return Schemes: VAT

Asked by Euan StainbankLabourTreasuryTabled Answered 9 April 2025UIN 43325

The question

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

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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