Join hairdressing's cutthevat debate
CuttheVAT campaign led by the National Hairdressers' Federation (NHF) is appealing to all hairdressing business owners, ranging from salon owners to freelancers, to answer four simple questions that have the potential to achieve the coalition's goal of reducing VAT for hairdressing services to 5%.
The campaign needs hairdressing business owners to answer the questions as a matter of urgency so that campaign organisers can present the strongest arguments possible to treasury officials at a meeting on 19 June.
NHF president Harry Walker; secretary general Eileen Lawson; habia deputy chief executive Andrew Darby; Fellowship for British Hairdressing chairman Frank Shipton; and Freelance Hair and Beauty Federation director Sheila Abrahams will represent the industry and explain to the treasury officials how a 5% VAT rate would benefit the final consumer without running contrary to treasury or government policy objectives.
To help the campaign, please email the answers to the following questions to [email protected]by no later than June 10:
- About how many hairdressing appointments does your business have in an average week?
- What is the average spend per client?
- Are you registered for VAT?
- Is your business ladies', men's or unisex?
Visit www.cutthevat.org for more information.
