PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Electric Vehicles: Charging Points (12 November 2020)
Question Asked
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reducing the rate of VAT for charging electric vehicles on street to the rate for charging electric vehicles at home.
Asked by:
Matt Western (Labour)
Asked by:
Matt Western (Labour)
Answer
Electricity supplied to homes for all purposes benefits from a reduced rate of 5 per cent of VAT. While all taxes are kept under review, there are no plans to reduce the rate of VAT for charging of electric vehicles when away from home.
Answered by:
Jesse Norman (Conservative)
18 November 2020
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