Year ending March 2024 → Year ending March 2026 · 2 periods
↑ 6.8%+£11.5bn £ million
VAT receipts rose by 6.8% over the period, from £168.4bn £ million (Year ending March 2024, the level when the government took office) to £179.9bn (Year ending March 2026, the latest available).
Inherited level Year ending March 2024: £168.4bn
Latest Year ending March 2026: £179.9bn
method: latest complete period before start / before end
Changes during this period do not by themselves show what the government caused. Statistics reflect many influences, including earlier decisions, the economy and how the data is collected.
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Definition and caveats
Value Added Tax received by HMRC in the financial year, net of repayments to businesses.
Doesn’t measure: Who ultimately bore the tax. VAT is collected from businesses and passed on in prices to an extent this figure cannot show.