- The UK is extending the VAT zero rate to drugs and medicines supplied through Patient Group Directions.
- Currently, zero-rating only applies when these products are dispensed under a prescription.
- The Value Added Tax (Drugs and Medicines) Order 2023 (SI 2023/1006) implements this measure.
- The zero rate will be in effect from 9 October 2023 until 31 March 2027.
Source: taxscape.deloitte.com
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