If you believe cutting VAT to 5 percent would make a positive difference to you then please get involved in our campaign, two of the ways you can get involved are listed below but if you would like to find out more please contact the FMB External Affairs department on externalaffairs@fmb.org.uk or call 020 7092 3887.
Lobby your MP directly
Write to your MP, call your MP or visit one of their surgery sessions.
Find your MP
If you don’t already know who your MP is find out here. You can also find their contact details here too.
Write to your MP
We have provided a draft letter (29.5 KB, Word), which you can personalize and send to your MP.
Call your MP
Call the House of Commons on 020 7219 3000 and ask to be put through to your MP’s office. You can then speak to your MP directly or find out when their next surgery session is and where.
Visit your MP
Find out when your MP’s next surgery session is and go along and speak to them face to face. Alternatively you could invite them to visit you.
Petition the government
We have created a postcard petition and so far have already sent more than 10,000 signed postcards to the Chancellor. Make sure your name is added to the petition; sign the online postcard below
Dear Chancellor,
CUT VAT NOW FOR A GREENER BRITAIN!
If the Government wants to achieve its aim to cut carbon emissions by 60 percent by 2050 then it needs to tackle the existing building stock that contributes 40 percent of the UK's total carbon emissions. Cutting the current rate of VAT from 17.5 percent (15 percent until January 2010) to 5 percent for all maintenance and home improvement work made to Britain's homes would, in a simple single act, do more to motivate homeowners to make their homes greener than any other policy measure.
Yours sincerely
Sign our Cut the VAT Petition
