Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2025 to Question 98773 on VAT: Repayments, how many of the (a) VAT repayment returns, (b) complaints received relating to VAT repayments and (c) complaints received directly relating to VAT refund delays were under the value of £1,000.

Between 1 June to 30 November 2025, HMRC processed around 600,000 VAT repayment returns that were under £1,000 in value.

HMRC are unable to confirm how many of the 162 and 119 complaints referenced in PQ answer 98773 relate to VAT refunds which are under the value of £1,000, as establishing this would exceed the cost threshold for answering parliamentary questions.