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Historic Buildings: VAT

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Question for Treasury

UIN 242950, tabled on 9 April 2019

Question

Mr Paul Sweeney
Labour
Glasgow North East
Commons

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of VAT relief for renovations to and rehabilitation of historic buildings including pre-1919 tenement properties in Glasgow.

Answer

Mel Stride
Conservative
Central Devon
Commons

Answered on

23 April 2019

The Government makes available a reduced rate of VAT at five per cent applicable for renovations of properties after a prolonged period without use and listed buildings that have been substantially reconstructed.

There are currently no plans to allow the VAT relief to all renovations of historic buildings.

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