All news on the topic: VAT

In a bid to kill off the Tories’ much-disputed claim Labour would hike taxes by £2,000, Sir Keir Starmer will reportedly include a cast-iron pledge in the manifesto not to raise income tax, national insurance or VAT for five years.

Italian authorities have put 11 suspects under house arrest as part of a crackdown on a VAT fraud ring that has deprived the budget of the European Union as well as national budgets of more than 25 million euros (US$27.17 million).

HMRC has ruled that Dr Christopher Moran’s company failed to charge VAT to short term occupiers of a London apartment block, which have at times included sex workers

Britain’s second-most-important tax is riddled with holes

Shoppers across the UK are paying almost £250 million a year in VAT alone, on the household item - with the typical home getting through 127 rolls a year

Entrepreneur Ruby Raut started her own period pants brand, WUKA, in 2017 - and has been campaigning for this measure for five years

Glenda Winter, 82, fundraised to buy a defibrillator for her Bield sheltered living block in Duns, Scotland, but was gobsmacked when she was charged a whopping amount for VAT

Period knickers are absorbent underwear designed to be worn as an alternative to tampons and sanitary towels however these products are still subject to 20% VAT as they are classed as "garments"

From today, Tesco's period pants products, which are absorbent underwear designed to be worn as an alternative to tampons and sanitary towels, will be 20% cheaper

This case revolved around who is in charge of paying VAT on the journeys for private hire vehicles - the taxi company or the driver