Written Question·Treasury·UIN 2730
VAT: Disability Aids and Medical Equipment
Tabled: 30 August 2024
Answered: 9 September 2024
Question
Sir John Hayes
Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of removing Value Added Tax for (a) wheelchairs and (b) defibrillators on access to those devices.
Answer
James MurrayThe Government currently provides VAT relief on equipment and appliances that have been designed solely for use by disabled people when purchased for their personal or domestic use, such as wheelchairs, as well as VAT reliefs to aid the purchase of defibr...
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