Clive Lewis – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Clive Lewis on 2016-03-18.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussions her Department has had with the EU institutions on the (a) level of VAT on energy saving materials and (b) European Commission’s VAT Action Plan.

Andrea Leadsom

Tax matters, decisions and discussions on VAT are a matter for HM Treasury. The Department has been in regular contact with HM Treasury regarding the consultation on changes to the application of VAT on energy saving materials.