NHS: VAT

(asked on 2nd November 2017) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 1 November (HL2444), what was the total cost of VAT refunds made in relation to health bodies under the provisions of section 41(3) of the Value Added Tax Act 1994, in each of the financial years since 2010–11.


Answered by
Lord Bates Portrait
Lord Bates
This question was answered on 14th November 2017

An estimate of the total cost of VAT refunds made in relation to health bodies under the provisions of section 41(3) of the Value Added Tax Act 1994 information requested is shown in the table below.

Financial year

VAT refunds to health bodies (£ billion)

2010-11

1.6

2011-12

1.8

2012-13

1.9

2013-14

1.9

2014-15

2.0

2015-16

2.2

2016-17

2.3

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