VAT may eventually rise to 20%, exceeding the 17.5% rate due to be restored on 1 January 2010, experts have warned ahead of the pre-Budget report to be delivered by chancellor Alistair Darling on 9 December. 'An increase is likely to happen, but when?' said George Bull, head of tax at Baker Tilly.rn'We may well see a further rise in VAT. It's easy to collect and relatively painless,' he said.
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