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VAT and other taxes on shopping and services, including tax-free shopping, energy-saving equipment and mobility aids.
VAT is a tax you pay on most goods and services. % of VAT What the rate…
In shops Any VAT due is already included in the price of something you buy…
You’ll pay a rate of either 5% or 0% VAT when certain energy-saving…
If you’re over 60, you pay a reduced rate of VAT (5%) on certain mobility…
You can only buy tax-free goods from shops: in Great Britain (England,…
Tobacco Duty is included in the price you pay for cigarettes, cigars and…
Fuel Duty is included in the price you pay for petrol, diesel and other…
Airlines pay Air Passenger Duty (APD) for every passenger who flies from…
Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) is usually included in the price you pay for…
How to use a cost utility analysis to evaluate your digital health product.
Get help to classify electrical equipment such as communication equipment, cameras, and their parts and accessories.
There are a number of high cost devices that are excluded from the Payment by Results (PbR) tariff.
Find out about which goods and services for disabled people and people aged 60 or over that you should apply zero or reduced rate VAT.
How to get VAT relief if you’re buying goods because of your disability.
Find out what goods you do not value when when working out the VAT due on import to the UK.
Upper Tribunal tax and Chancery decision of Mr Justice Adam Johnson and Judge Thomas Scott on 26 March 2024
Procurement options available from the Crown Commercial Service for the public sector.
A set of prices and rules to help local NHS providers and commissioners provide best value to their patients.
Proposals for the 2015/16 national tariff payment system, as agreed by Monitor and NHS England.
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