Julian Sturdy – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Julian Sturdy on 2015-12-09.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of changing the VAT status of care providers to zero-rated in order to assist them in meeting the cost of complying with the national living wage.

Mr David Gauke

Care services provided by certain bodies are subject to a mandatory VAT exemption under EU VAT rules.

EU VAT rules do not allow the introduction of any new zero rates without the unanimous agreement of all 28 Member States on the basis of a proposal from the Commission.