Support the traditional Fish & Chip industry! Reduce the VAT on Fish & Chips!

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

I would like parliament to understand the detrimental hit the industry is having, due to the extreme vat, electric, gas, fish industry, potatoes/farming, rising wages.

Yet we are expected to somehow create more money to pay the VAT BILL!

Because if you don’t, you won’t have any fish and chip shops left.
At-risk within 12 months
~33% (~3,500 shops)

Industry Pressure
Ingredient cost hikes
Sunflower oil: +60%–77%)
Cod & haddock: +75% increase
Potatoes: +30%–300% (
Packaging: +38%–45%
Energy costs
Gas & electricity doubled or worse, operational margins squeezed
Fishing fleets also hit by fuel – fish supply viability threatened ()
Tax & wage inflation
Minimum wage hikes & potential return to 20% VAT

THATS WHY!

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign this petition which calls for similar action:

Eliminate VAT on hot takeaway food
Eliminate VAT on hot takeaway food

Timeline

29 Jun 2025	Petition opened for signatures
23 Jul 2025	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 23 Jul 2025

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