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Written question asked by Gregory Campbell (Democratic Unionist Party) on Thursday, 3 March 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 8 March 2022 (named day). It was answered by Lucy Frazer (Conservative) on Tuesday, 8 March 2022 on behalf of the Treasury.

Defibrillators: VAT

Question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will remove VAT on purchases of defibrillators by individuals irrespective of where they are purchased in the UK.

Answer

The Government already maintains VAT reliefs to aid the purchase of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs), including VAT relief on purchases made by local authorities and those made through voluntary contributions, where the AED is donated to eligible charities or the NHS. Otherwise, they attract the standard rate of VAT.

Any new VAT relief would come at a cost to the Exchequer and the Government has received over £50 billion worth of requests for relief from VAT since the EU referendum.

The Government keeps all taxes under review.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
133946
Session
2021-22
Subjects
VAT Defibrillators
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk