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VAT: Northern Ireland

Asked by Mr Angus MacDonaldLiberal DemocratTreasuryTabled Answered 28 January 2026UIN 108152

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the VAT registration threshold on the UK’s obligations under the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland as amended by the Windsor Framework.

Answered by Dan Tomlinson

VAT policy, including the VAT registration threshold, applies on a UK-wide basis and operates in Northern Ireland in line with the UK’s international obligations under the Windsor Framework.

The VAT registration threshold is consistent with the operation of the Framework.

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