United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 101840
Energy: VAT
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11 January 2022
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19 January 2022 · Answer
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Energy
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19 January 2022
Summary
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of reducing VAT on domestic energy in response to rising fuel costs.
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11 January 2022
Written question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of reducing VAT on domestic energy in response to rising fuel costs.
Source: Commons
19 January 2022
Answer
In recognition of the fact that families should not have to bear all the VAT costs they incur to meet their energy needs, the Government already maintains a reduced rate of 5 per cent VAT on the supply of domestic energy, at a cost of £5 billion per year....
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-01-11/101840
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1401987
- uk · wq-1401987 · source updated 19 January 2022