Rebecca Long Bailey – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Rebecca Long Bailey on 2016-03-15.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent representations he has made to the EU Commission on the application of VAT to energy-saving materials.

Mr David Gauke

The Government is considering the responses to the consultation published following the judgement of the European Court of Justice and an announcement will be made in due course.

In the meantime, all those energy savings products which are currently eligible for the reduced rate of VAT will remain eligible.