VAT Rate
There have been votes in Parliament on the rate at which Value Added Tax (VAT) is charged.
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Alison McGovern generally voted against increasing the rate of VAT
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On 18 May 2022:
Alison McGovern was absent for a vote on Programme for Government — Amendment from the Leader of the Liberal Democrats
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On 18 Apr 2013:
Alison McGovern voted to reduce VAT from 20% to 17.5%
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On 3 Jul 2012:
Alison McGovern voted to cut VAT from 20% to 17.5%
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On 28 Jun 2011:
Alison McGovern was absent for a vote on Value Added Tax (Change of Rate) Order 2011
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On 22 Jun 2011:
Alison McGovern voted to reduce the deficit over a longer period, to cut VAT to 17.5%, to repeat the 2010 bank bonus tax, to build 25,000 affordable homes and create 100,000 jobs for young people.
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On 20 Jul 2010:
Alison McGovern voted to oppose the 2010 Finance Bill which included an increase in VAT from 17.5% to 20% among other measures.
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On 13 Jul 2010:
Alison McGovern was absent for a vote on Finance Bill — Rate of Value Added Tax
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On 13 Jul 2010:
Alison McGovern voted against increasing Value Added Tax from 17.5% to 20% from the 4th of January 2011.
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On 6 Jul 2010:
Alison McGovern voted to oppose the 2010 Finance Bill which included an increase in VAT from 17.5% to 20% among other measures.
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On 28 Jun 2010:
Alison McGovern voted not to raise VAT to 20% from the 4th of January 2011.
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Agreements are when Parliament takes a decision without holding a vote.
This does not necessarily mean universal approval, but does mean there were no (or few) objections made to the decision being made.
No scoring agreements are part of this policy while this member was elected.
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On 11 Jan 2022:
Alison McGovern voted in favour of cutting VAT on household energy bills.
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On 25 Jun 2019:
Alison McGovern voted not to exclude wind and water turbines from a special reduced rate of VAT applying to the supply and installation of energy-saving materials in residential accommodation.
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On 26 Oct 2015:
Alison McGovern voted against the measures in the Finance Bill including against an increase in the income tax personal allowance, and against capping the rates of VAT and income tax at their existing rates until the next general election.
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On 21 Jul 2015:
Alison McGovern was absent for a vote on Finance Bill 2015-16 — Decline Second Reading
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On 21 Jul 2015:
Alison McGovern was absent for a vote on Finance Bill 2015-16 — Second Reading
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On 14 Jul 2015:
Alison McGovern voted against the Summer 2015 budget which, among other measures, increased the minimum wage, replaced student maintenance grants with loans and cut tax credits.
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On 5 Sep 2012:
Alison McGovern voted to introduce a tax on bankers' bonuses to fund 25,000 additional affordable homes, to make planned investment sooner, to reduce VAT on home improvements and to call on the Government to create jobs.
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On 5 Sep 2012:
Alison McGovern voted against levying a tax on bankers' bonuses to fund 25,000 affordable homes, against investing in infrastructure, and against cutting VAT on works on homes.
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On 17 May 2012:
Alison McGovern voted for measures to stimulate economic growth and job creation; for a tax on bank bonuses to fund guaranteed jobs for young people out of work for over a year; to reduce VAT; for a tax break for small firms taking on extra workers and to make infrastructure investment sooner.
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On 17 May 2012:
Alison McGovern voted to create jobs; to tax bank bonuses to fund guaranteed jobs for young people out of work for a year; to cut VAT; to give a tax break to small firms taking on more workers and to make infrastructure investment sooner.
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On 16 May 2012:
Alison McGovern voted in favour of reducing public transport fares, and reducing VAT on fuel to help motorists and boost the economy.
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On 11 Jan 2012:
Alison McGovern was absent for a vote on Opposition Day — Energy Prices
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On 14 Dec 2011:
Alison McGovern was absent for a vote on Opposition Day — Bank Bonuses — Jobs Guarantee — New Homes — VAT — Tax Incentives for Small Companies Employing More Workers
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On 23 Nov 2011:
Alison McGovern was absent for a vote on Opposition Day — Economic Growth and Employment
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On 9 Nov 2011:
Alison McGovern was absent for a vote on Opposition Day — Bankers Bonuses — Jobs Guarantee — Reducing VAT — Tax Incentive for Small Firms to Take on Extra Workers
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On 12 Oct 2011:
Alison McGovern voted to create more jobs for young people, funded by bank bonuses, to make planned investment sooner, to reduce VAT and for a tax break for small firms taking on extra workers.
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On 13 Jul 2010:
Alison McGovern voted to exempt charities' charitable activities from the January 2011 increase in VAT from 17.5% to 20%.
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On 13 Jul 2010:
Alison McGovern voted to delay the increase in VAT from 17.5% to 20% by a year from 4 January 2011 to the 4 January 2012 if a report on the effects of the VAT rise had not been completed.
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Agreements are when Parliament takes a decision without holding a vote.
This does not necessarily mean universal approval, but does mean there were no (or few) objections made to the decision being made.
No informative agreements are part of this policy while this member was elected.