Reduce VAT rates for replacement components for consumer electronics

We are requesting a reduction of VAT rates for replacement components for consumer electronics such as mobile phones, tablets and game consoles – with a view to reducing the cost of these components by up to 20%, and making repair a more viable alternative to "replacement", to reduce e-waste.

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This should help to reduce landfill and e-waste and assist the emerging independent industry. It could also encourage legitimisation in the industry by making safe and well-sourced components more affordable, as well as mitigating the extortionate cost of existing OEM “Self Repair Programmes”. It could also encourage a generation of self-repair to make technology more sustainable and also reduce the attraction of the 'black market' of electrical components, where illegal sales avoid tax entirely.