MPs DELIVER 10,000 'CUT THE VAT' POSTCARDS TO 11 DOWNING STREET
Kate Hoey MP (Labour) and Bob Russell MP (Liberal Democrat) delivered a 10,000 signature strong petition to 11 Downing Street, calling on the Chancellor of the Exchequer to cut VAT from 17.5 percent to five percent for building repair and maintenance work.
The MPs were joined by three members of the Cut the VAT Coalition: Brian Berry of the FMB, Julia Goodwin of House Beautiful magazine, and Yvonne Orgill of the Bathroom Manufacturers’ Association. In the week that the one hundredth MP signed the Early Day Motion (EDM 669) calling on the Government to reduce VAT for building repair and maintenance work.
Cut the VAT Coalition Coordinator, FMB’s Richard Hyslop said: “With the vast majority of MPs supporting a cut in VAT for building repair and maintenance work and with a majority of MPs from each of the three main political parties supporting a cut in VAT, the time for excuses is over; the Government must act now and cut this pernicious tax. Reducing VAT on building repair and maintenance work would help end the scandal of empty homes, reduce the number of families living in substandard housing, stop the destruction of existing buildings, tackle fuel poverty, and increase the number of greener homes.”
For more information please visit the "Cut the VAT" campaign site.
