Finance Act 2025

Amendment of section 46 of Principal Act (reduced rate for food and drink for human consumption and hairdressing services)

71. Section 46(1) of the Principal Act is amended, with effect from 1 July 2026, by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (cb):

“(cb) 9 per cent in relation to goods or services of a kind specified in paragraphs 3(1), 3(3) and 13(3) of Schedule 3 on which tax would, but for this paragraph, be chargeable in accordance with paragraph (c);”.