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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…
Find out how to prove the originating status of your goods and check if you can claim preferential tariff treatment.
Lays-offs and short-time working - pay, rights, temporary lay-off, redundancy, taking on extra work, claiming Jobseeker's Allowance, short-time regulations and payments
Your employer can ask you to stay at home or take unpaid leave if there’s…
Rate and length of statutory lay-off pay You’re entitled to guarantee pay…
You could apply for redundancy and claim redundancy pay if you’ve been…
You can take on another job while you’re laid off or on short-time (unless…
You may be able to pay no Customs Duty or a reduced amount of duty for goods you bring or receive into the UK, depending on what they are and what you do with them.
Use this list to check if you can claim a fixed amount of tax relief (also known as 'flat rate expenses') for your work expenses if you're an employee.
Find out which types of food are zero-rated and which are standard-rated for VAT purposes.
Guidance for local authorities on how to access the local government income compensation scheme for lost sales, fees and charges as a result of COVID-19.
Cold Weather Payment - what you'll get, eligibility and how to find out if your area is due a payment
Find out how to apply VAT to betting, gaming, bingo, lotteries and machine games.
VAT relief available to charities - relief, what you pay, registering, charging VAT
Government incentives for CHP schemes
Find out about the Direct Calculation VAT Retail Schemes 1 and 2, how they work and what records you must keep.
This guidance is intended to support billing authorities in administering the 2024/25 Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Business Rates Relief Scheme.
Find out when you can zero rate VAT for advertisements and goods used for the collection of donations.
A new pathway supporting innovative approaches to the safe, timely and efficient development of medicines to improve patient access.
As part of Dstl's commitment to improving access to technologies, we're making some of our intellectual property (IP) available for free.
Find out how to use the Flat Rate Scheme, who can use it and how to apply to join the scheme.
Use this service if you are a UK business or organisation in an ETII sector that needs to apply for the Energy Bills Discount Scheme support.
Find out about green taxes for businesses - tax relief for becoming more energy efficient and schemes for off-setting your environmental impact
Find out how to apply VAT to charges for postage, delivery services and how to treat direct marketing services involving distribution of printed matter.
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