Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of reducing the rate of VAT on public charging points for electric vehicles to five per cent.

Introducing a VAT relief for public electric vehicle (EV) charging would impose additional pressure on the public finances, to which VAT makes a significant contribution.

Although there are no current plans to change the VAT treatment of electricity supplied at public EV charge points, the Government is committed to supporting the transition to zero emission vehicles to help the UK meet its net zero obligations. The Government has already spent over £2 billion to support the transition. This funding has focused on reducing barriers to the adoption of such vehicles, including offsetting their higher upfront cost and accelerating the rollout of chargepoint infrastructure.