United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 58381
Energy: VAT
Introduced
18 October 2021
Last action
21 October 2021 · Answer
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Answered
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Energy
Source updated
21 October 2021
Summary
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to reduce VAT on energy bills for families in the UK.
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18 October 2021
Written question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to reduce VAT on energy bills for families in the UK.
Source: Commons
21 October 2021
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/2021-10-18/58381
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1360657
- uk · wq-1360657 · source updated 21 October 2021