What have been the Rates of vat since 1973 in UK?

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| 1 April 1973 | 10% |

| 18 June 1975 | 8% |

| 14 July 1976 | 12.5% |

| 1 January 1979 | 15% |

| 18 June 1979 | 12.5% |

| 1 November 1979 | 15% |

| 1 January 1980 | 17.5% |

| 1 October 1984 | 15% |

| 1 April 1991 | 17.5% |

| 1 September 1991 | 8% (zero-rate on fuel) |

| 1 March 1993 | 17.5% |

| 1 June 1994 | 15% (zero-rate on fuel) |

| 16 December 1994 | 17.5% |

| 1 September 2000 | 17.5% (zero-rate on food and fuel) |

| 1 November 2008 | 17.5% (5% rate for energy-saving materials and children's car seats) |

| 1 January 2011 | 20% (5% rate for energy-saving materials and children's car seats) |

| 1 April 2020 | 20% (5% rate for energy-saving materials and children's car seats; reduced rate of 5% for hospitality, accommodation and tourism) |

| 1 January 2023 | 20%