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26 November 2025 in

Chancellor's Budget avoids floated VAT base rises VAT on private taxis; 2029 e-invoicing; gambling tax reforms; import customs threshold ends But other measures overlooked: cut to registration threshold; increase 5% or 0% rates; withdraw healthcare or banking exemptions; ; On 26 November, UK Chancellor, Rachel

UK Budget: VAT on private ride-sharing operators 2nd Jan 2026

26 November 2025 in

TOMS

UK budget imposes VAT on Private Hire Vehicles PHVOs 2nd Jan 2026 - closing TOMS option The 26 November UK Budget, from Chancellor Rachel Reeves, has confirmed it is excluding private hire vehicle operators / platforms from TOMS - imposing VAT collections obligations on ride-sharing

UK Budget gambling tax duties reforms

26 November 2025 in

UK Budget to raise £1 billion in overhaul gambling tax revenues Remote gaming duty doubles; Bingo duty scrapped; Casino duty frozen Today’s UK Budget unveiled one of the most significant overhauls of gambling taxation in recent years. The Government is pitching the package as a

UK budget abandons VAT cut to domestic fuel

20 November 2025 in

UK Chancellor considered reducing domestic fuel VAT from 5% to 0% in 26th Nov Budget The UK' Chancellor Rachel Reeves has reported to abandon October 2025 hints she is looking at ways to cut home fuel bill. This could have included scrapping the 5% VAT

UK Budget: VAT on private ride-sharing platforms Jan 2026

16 November 2025 in

TOMS

UK budget may impose VAT on Private Hire Vehicles 2026 to raise The 26 November UK 2026 Budget, from Chancellor Rachel Reeves, is excluding private hire vehicles from TOMS - imposing VAT collections obligations on ride-sharing platforms such as Bolt and Uber. This would follow

UK Intrastat EU – Northern Ireland 2026 update

13 November 2025 in

Customs Union

2026 no change to EU - Northern Ireland Intrastat thresholds The UK's HMRC has confirmed on 11 November 2025 that there will be no change to the EU - Northern Ireland (NI) Intrastat reporting threshold. The 2026 current arrivals and dispatches exemption, and delivery terms

UK Reform Party: double VAT registration threshold

10 November 2025 in

Reform's Nigel Farage calls for VAT registration doubling to £180k as Labour Budget speculation indicates revenue raising reduction instead The Reform Party's Nigel Farage called on 10 November for the UK government to double the VAT registration threshold from £90,000 to up to £180,000. He

UK withdrawal customs-free £135 threshold to raise £600m

23 October 2025 in

Customs

November Budget likely to withdraw £135 customs de minimis; follows US and EU plans The UK Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, is likely to end the customs-free £135 threshold on small parcels at the Budget on 26 November 2025. This could raise £600 million per annum in

UK mulls 20% VAT on private hire rides in Budget

23 October 2025 in

UK may follow global trend to shift VAT obligations to private taxi firms and digital platforms The UK Government is considering a significant VAT shift that could impose a 20% VAT on private hire vehicle (PHV) journeys, with an announcement may come at the Autumn

UK rules out ending healthcare VAT exemption in Budget

30 September 2025 in

Budget

VAT exemption for healthcare to remain as struggle to raise tax continues There has been renewed speculation that the Chancellor may use the forthcoming November Budget to remove the VAT exemption for healthcare and charge 20% VAT - as it did for private education last

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UK Budget: VAT on private ride-sharing operators 2nd Jan 2026

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UK budget abandons VAT cut to domestic fuel

UK Budget: VAT on private ride-sharing platforms Jan 2026

UK Intrastat EU – Northern Ireland 2026 update

UK Reform Party: double VAT registration threshold

UK withdrawal customs-free £135 threshold to raise £600m

UK mulls 20% VAT on private hire rides in Budget

UK rules out ending healthcare VAT exemption in Budget

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