As heralded by the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s announcement in the June 2010 Budget, the standard rate of VAT rose to 20 per cent on 4 January 2011. HM Revenue and Customs have published guidance on the change, which is available at http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/vat/forms-rates/rates/rate-increase.htm.
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