{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/783693.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":783693,"attributes":{"action":"Reduce VAT rate for labour-intensive service-based businesses to 5%","background":"In our view labour-based services such as massage, yoga and dance studios, nail technicians, tailors and tech repairers buy few goods, so recover minimal input VAT, yet are charged 20% on nearly all revenue. We think this raises prices for customers and threatens small business viability.","additional_details":"We believe that the 20% standard VAT rate falls disproportionately on labour-intensive services. Unlike retailers and manufacturers, businesses such as massage, yoga and dance studios, nail technicians, tech repairers and tailors spend little on VAT-able goods, so reclaim little VAT. The cost passes almost directly to customers, reducing demand and straining small businesses. We urge the Government to introduce a permanent 5% VAT rate for defined labour-intensive services.","committee_note":"","state":"open","signature_count":11,"closing_date":"2027-04-26","created_at":"2026-10-04T07:07:56.364Z","updated_at":"2026-10-26T20:31:10.000Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-10-26T08:21:52.445Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-10-04T15:58:00.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":"Zlata Ksen","rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[{"acronym":"HMT","name":"HM Treasury","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-treasury"}],"topics":[],"signatures_by_country":[{"name":"United Kingdom","code":"GB","signature_count":11}],"signatures_by_constituency":[{"name":"Battersea","ons_code":"E14001081","mp":"Marsha De Cordova MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Cities of London and Westminster","ons_code":"E14001172","mp":"Rachel Blake MP","signature_count":2},{"name":"East Wiltshire","ons_code":"E14001217","mp":"Danny Kruger MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Enfield North","ons_code":"E14001225","mp":"Feryal Clark MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Goole and Pocklington","ons_code":"E14001250","mp":"Rt Hon David Davis MP","signature_count":1},{"name":"Hampstead and Highgate","ons_code":"E14001265","mp":"Tulip Siddiq MP","signature_count":2},{"name":"Hove and Portslade","ons_code":"E14001296","mp":"Rt Hon Peter Kyle MP","signature_count":2},{"name":"Kensington and Bayswater","ons_code":"E14001310","mp":"Joe Powell MP","signature_count":1}],"signatures_by_region":[{"name":"Yorkshire and The Humber","ons_code":"D","signature_count":1},{"name":"London","ons_code":"H","signature_count":7},{"name":"South East","ons_code":"J","signature_count":2},{"name":"South West","ons_code":"K","signature_count":1}],"other_parliamentary_business":[]}}}