Emergency Services: Scotland
(asked on 18th October 2017) - View Source
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to change VAT charges for Scotland's police and fire and rescue services.
This question was answered on 24th October 2017
The Scottish government was aware that Police Scotland and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service would not be entitled to recover VAT when they decided to restructure their services into national bodies in 2012.
The Scottish Government considered this information at the time, but decided to proceed with the restructuring because the estimated financial savings outweighed the costs.