Coronavirus: Screening

(asked on 18th May 2021) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions officials in his Department have had with officials in HM Treasury on removing VAT from the price of covid-19 PCR tests.


Answered by
Robert Courts Portrait
Robert Courts
Solicitor General (Attorney General's Office)
This question was answered on 24th May 2021

My officials have discussed a number of options with HMT officials to reduce the cost of testing for international travel, which have seen significant reductions over the last few months. Decisions on tax policy rest with the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

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