E-Invoicing in the United Kingdom — the April 2029 Mandate, Peppol and What Applies Today
UK e-invoicing explained — the government announced at Budget 2025 that all VAT invoices for B2B and B2G transactions will be required to be e-invoices from April 2029, on a decentralised model with Peppol as the core network and no real-time reporting at launch. What applies today (VAT Notice 700/63, Procurement Act 2023 s.67, NHS Peppol), what HMRC has not yet decided, and the Budget 2026 roadmap.