VAT rate on diesel (per cent) - United Kingdom - European Commission - Weekly
This series is part of the dataset: Retail diesel prices (EU)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the United Kingdom, the VAT rate on diesel (automotive gasoil) was 20.0 per cent on 12 October 2026, as on 5 October 2026.
Sample. There are 1,088 data points overall in the weekly time series shown in the figure above. The series covers the time range going from January 2005 to October 2026.
History. Take a look at some summary statistics we computed on the full sample: the VAT rate had a mean value of 19.2 per cent; it recorded a minimum of 15.0 per cent on 1 December 2008; it hit a peak of 20.0 per cent on 10 January 2011.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Per cent |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | 20.0000 |
| 2026-10-05 | 20.0000 |
| 2026-10-12 | 20.0000 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | VAT rate on automotive gasoil |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Economic concept | Tax |
| Data type | Tax rate |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Rescaling | None |
| Measure type | Level |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Unit | Per cent |
| Source | European Commission (Weekly Oil Bulletin) |
| Source type | International institution |
| Data licence | Reuse allowed under EU legal notice (with attribution) |
| Other information | Not available |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LW1 |
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