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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…
On the 29th November, the Mystery Shopper Service was renamed the Public Procurement Review Service.
This collection brings together lists of issues raised and the results of cases investigated so far under the Public Procurement Review Service
This page lists the locations and opening dates of temporary jobcentres.
What you need to do now that the eCommerce Directive no longer applies to the UK.
How online marketplaces will deal with VAT for goods from overseas that are sold to customers in the UK.
How to get the VAT back on goods you buy in Northern Ireland from shops that offer tax-free shopping (VAT Notice 704/1).
Find out how to work out what VAT to charge when goods are sold if you’re an online marketplace operator.
This guidance is intended to support billing authorities in administering the 2024/25 Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Business Rates Relief Scheme.
Find out how SIA licensing applies to shopping centres and retail outlets.
This collection brings together all customer updates published by the Crown Commercial Service (CCS).
Find out when you can zero rate books and other forms of printed matter.
Find UK trade data from HMRC. Look up data about imports, exports, commodities and traders.
How sellers deal with VAT for goods from overseas that they sell direct to customers in the UK.
Access online catalogues and get quotes for the procurement of low value goods and services across the public sector.
Guidance for suppliers and dealers.
Find out how to apply VAT to charges for postage, delivery services and how to treat direct marketing services involving distribution of printed matter.
How to apply VAT rules to supplies, imports and export of gold and investment gold.
Assessment and scoring criteria for the £10 million Traveller Site Fund 2022/23.
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