Petition · past parliament · HM Treasury

Reduce VAT rate for restaurants to 15%

Closed 36 signatures

What the petition asks

We want the government to reduce the VAT rate for restaurants to 15%.

I am a Sheffield restaurant owner and our city like many others is seeing restaurant after restaurant close down.
Livelihoods are being lost daily due to the ongoing rise in cost of food, fuel, utilities, staff wages, and the cost of VAT on top of this. We think that VAT is set at a rate that is too high and restaurants cannot claim enough back.

Timeline

23 Feb 2024 Petition opened for signatures
29 May 2024 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 36
Status Closed
Department HM Treasury
Opened 23 Feb 2024
Closed 29 May 2024

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.