What’s this all about ?

I think a lot of companies do that at checkout. It's handy information for people or organisations claiming back the VAT.

But isn’t that a bit false as it’s not shown in the price of the goods only after I had paid
I don’t mind
I ve bought a lots of things online over lockdown and never seen it before

It's not usually added on, BlueBelle. The figure should just be showing you how much VAT's included in the total price.

Fingers crossed that's the case here, anyway!

I've often seen VAT listed on online receipts, and it's sobering to think how much we pay to the government every time we buy anything.

It isn't added on, it's just showing how the total cost of the item is made up. I don't know if it helps the company's accountants in some way - eg the figures in the VAT column being automatically transferred to a column somewhere else.

VAT is usually shown when the product is a trade product and many purchasers are trade buyers, who will exclude VAT when preparing their VAT statements.

Because DH buys a lot of materials that are trade materials, we get a lot of invoices, that quote a price and then add VAT.

If the clothes are being sent overseas, I think they are not liable to pay VAT. Matalan is a big company with a big online turnover.

It doesn’t say VAT just tax

A new Brexit thing ?