News UK Government Accused of Extracting Portion of Grassroots Ticket Levy via VAT Charges Read later £1.2 million of £6 million raised to support small music venues appears to have been lost to “stealth” charges Christian Eede Published 3:33pm 21 May 2026 The UK government has been accused of using “stealth” VAT charges to extract a significant portion from a £6 million fund that was raised to support grassroots music venues. The funds were raised via a voluntary ticket levy that the LIVE Trust established in January 2025. The £1 levy on tickets sold for gigs at arenas and large venues in the UK was created so that the money could be redistribute to smaller venues that were facing uncertain futures. The Telegraph reports, however, that HM Treasury is believed to have used VAT charges to e
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