Industry leaders are calling on the Treasury to return tax collected on contributions tied to £1 gig tickets, after the government reported collecting more than £1 million through VAT on those ticket contributions since last year. The request comes from industry bosses who argue that contributions made by concert attendees should not result in VAT being retained by the Treasury. Reports across outlets describe the call as a response to recent figures indicating the scale of VAT receipts linked to the scheme. While the government has secured the VAT revenue, the industry position is that the money should be refunded to reflect how the contributions are intended to work for the music sector. The coverage focuses on the reported level of VAT collected and the demand that tax be repaid, but does not provide details on any specific mechanism for how refunds would be calculated or distributed, nor on an official response from the Treasury or the government. The issue remains framed as a dispute over whether VAT should apply to the contributions connected to the £1 ticket offer.