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Reeves Slashes Kids Meal VAT to 5% Amid 200k Petition

6/17/2026

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Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced a VAT cut on children’s meals from 20% to 5% between 25 June and 1 September in the UK.
Pubs such as the Blue Stoops launched a £25 children’s menu with salad and anchovy butter toast to exploit the cut.
A petition for a 10% hospitality VAT cut has gathered over 200,000 signatures and is backed by Labour candidate Andy Burnham and chefs Tom Kerridge and Yotam Ottolenghi.

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Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced a VAT cut on children’s meals from 20% to 5% between 25 June and 1 September in the UK.
Pubs such as the Blue Stoops launched a £25 children’s menu with salad and anchovy butter toast to exploit the cut.
A petition for a 10% hospitality VAT cut has gathered over 200,000 signatures and is backed by Labour candidate Andy Burnham and chefs Tom Kerridge and Yotam Ottolenghi.