The Cut the VAT Coalition believes that reducing VAT from 17.5% to 5% for all maintenance and home improvement work would help the Government achieve its target of cutting carbon emissions by 60% by 2050. It would also benefit millions of UK homeowners by getting rid of cowboy builders, helping those who cannot afford vital repairs to their homes, bringing our empty properties back into use and protecting the countryside.
The benefits in reducing VAT that will accrue for both society and business are many and varied and include at least nine convincing reasons to get VAT reduced.
