VAT Rate
There have been votes in Parliament on the rate at which Value Added Tax (VAT) is charged.
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David Gauke almost always voted for increasing the rate of VAT
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On 18 Apr 2013:
David Gauke voted against reducing VAT from 20% to 17.5%
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On 3 Jul 2012:
David Gauke voted against cutting VAT from 20% to 17.5%
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On 28 Jun 2011:
David Gauke voted not to decrease the main rate of VAT by 2.5% to 17.5% for one year as of the 30th of August 2011.
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On 22 Jun 2011:
David Gauke voted against Labour proposals 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:
David Gauke voted to support 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:
David Gauke voted to increase Value Added Tax from 17.5% to 20% as of the 4th of January 2011.
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On 13 Jul 2010:
David Gauke voted to increase in Value Added Tax from 17.5% to 20% from the 4th of January 2011.
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On 6 Jul 2010:
David Gauke voted to support 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:
David Gauke voted to raise VAT to 20% from the 4th of January 2011.
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On 17 Dec 2008:
David Gauke was absent for a vote on Reduction of VAT from 17.5% to 15%
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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 25 Jun 2019:
David Gauke voted 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:
David Gauke voted for the measures in the Finance Bill including an increase in the income tax personal allowance, and to cap the rates of VAT and income tax at their existing rates until the next general election.
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On 21 Jul 2015:
David Gauke voted for the measures in the Finance Bill including an increase in the income tax personal allowance, and to cap the rates of VAT and income tax at their existing rates until the next general election.
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On 21 Jul 2015:
David Gauke voted for the measures in the Finance Bill including an increase in the income tax personal allowance, and to cap the rates of VAT and income tax at their existing rates until the next general election.
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On 14 Jul 2015:
David Gauke voted in favour of 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:
David Gauke voted against introducing a tax on bankers' bonuses to fund 25,000 additional affordable homes, against making planned investment sooner, against reducing VAT on home improvements and against calling on the Government to create jobs.
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On 5 Sep 2012:
David Gauke voted to levy a tax on bankers' bonuses to fund 25,000 affordable homes, to invest in infrastructure, to cut VAT on works on homes.
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On 17 May 2012:
David Gauke voted against measures to stimulate economic growth and job creation; against a tax on bank bonuses to fund guaranteed jobs for young people out of work for over a year; against reducing VAT; against a tax break for small firms taking on extra workers and against making infrastructure investment sooner.
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On 17 May 2012:
David Gauke voted against creating jobs; a tax on bank bonuses to fund guaranteed jobs for young people out of work for a year; a VAT cut; a tax break for small firms taking on more workers and making infrastructure investment sooner.
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On 16 May 2012:
David Gauke voted against reducing public transport fares, and against reducing VAT on fuel to help motorists and boost the economy.
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On 11 Jan 2012:
David Gauke voted against a series of measures aimed at making energy bills more affordable, including extending benefits, reforming the energy market, reducing VAT on home improvements and reforming the Green Deal scheme.
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On 14 Dec 2011:
David Gauke voted against creating 100,000 jobs and building 25,000 homes using funds raised via a bank bonus tax, against reducing VAT on home improvements and against tax breaks for small firms taking on new workers.
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On 23 Nov 2011:
David Gauke was absent for a vote on Opposition Day — Economic Growth and Employment
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On 9 Nov 2011:
David Gauke voted against introducing a tax on bank bonuses to guarantee a job for 100,000 young people and build 25,000 affordable homes; against making investment sooner; against reducing VAT, and against a tax break for small firms taking on extra workers.
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On 12 Oct 2011:
David Gauke voted against creating more jobs for young people, funded by bank bonuses, making planned investment sooner, reducing VAT and a tax break for small firms taking on extra workers.
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On 13 Jul 2010:
David Gauke voted against exempting charities' charitable activities from the January 2011 increase in VAT from 17.5% to 20%.
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On 13 Jul 2010:
David Gauke voted against delaying 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.