VAT: Building Repairs and Maintenance Debate

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Department: HM Treasury

VAT: Building Repairs and Maintenance

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering Excerpts
Wednesday 19th April 2023

(1 year, 7 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Penn Portrait Baroness Penn (Con)
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Let me relate that to the topic at hand. The temporary zero rate of VAT that I have referred to, which applies to installations of qualifying energy-saving materials, will be expanded to Northern Ireland on 1 May this year.

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering Portrait Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Con)
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My Lords, does my noble friend not agree that, with rural churches closing at an alarming rate, there is a case to be made for VAT to be either reduced or abolished on repairs for local churches?

Baroness Penn Portrait Baroness Penn (Con)
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As I referred to earlier, we have in place the listed places of worship scheme that provides support to places of worship, which runs until March 2025.