Duty Free Allowances

(asked on 10th September 2018) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential tax implications of reintroducing duty free to passengers travelling from the UK to the EU after the UK leaves the EU.


Answered by
Mel Stride Portrait
Mel Stride
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
This question was answered on 18th September 2018

The issues around duty-free are complex, with a range of possible approaches.

The government is clear that tax is a sovereign matter and that it will be open to the UK government and Parliament to decide to change its policy in the future, subject to any negotiations with the EU.

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