PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Heating: VAT (22 July 2020)
Question Asked
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to change the rate of VAT applied to electricity for domestic and residential use or for non-business use by a charity.
Asked by:
Wes Streeting (Labour)
Asked by:
Wes Streeting (Labour)
Answer
Under the current VAT rules, electricity for domestic use is subject to the reduced rate of 5 per cent. Although all taxes are kept under constant review, the Government has no current plans to change the VAT treatment of electricity.
Answered by:
Jesse Norman (Conservative)
1 September 2020
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