VAT Rate
There have been votes in Parliament on the rate at which Value Added Tax (VAT) is charged.
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Caroline Lucas almost always voted against increasing the rate of VAT
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On 18 May 2022:
Caroline Lucas voted to express support for a broad swathe of policies put forward by the leader of the Liberal Democrats. The policies in question were: providing more help to unpaid carers; tackling issues in education relating to special educational needs or disability; supporting pupils impacted by the pandemic; doing more in respect of the cost of living; cutting VAT from 20 to 17.5%; tackling violence against women and girls; providing sanctuary to refugees fleeing war and persecution; tackling the shortage of GPs and dentists; tackling longer ambulance waiting times; restoring the target of 0.7% of Gross National Income for aid, and not cutting the armed forces.
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On 18 Apr 2013:
Caroline Lucas voted to reduce VAT from 20% to 17.5%
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On 3 Jul 2012:
Caroline Lucas voted to cut VAT from 20% to 17.5%
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On 28 Jun 2011:
Caroline Lucas voted to decrease the main rate of VAT by 2.5% to 17.5%.
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On 22 Jun 2011:
Caroline Lucas 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:
Caroline Lucas 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:
Caroline Lucas voted not 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:
Caroline Lucas 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:
Caroline Lucas 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:
Caroline Lucas 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:
Caroline Lucas was absent for a vote on Household Energy Bills: VAT
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On 25 Jun 2019:
Caroline Lucas 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:
Caroline Lucas 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:
Caroline Lucas 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:
Caroline Lucas 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 14 Jul 2015:
Caroline Lucas 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:
Caroline Lucas 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:
Caroline Lucas 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:
Caroline Lucas was absent for a vote on Queens' Speech — Tax on Bank Bonuses — Jobs Guarantee — VAT Reduction — Make Investment Sooner
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On 17 May 2012:
Caroline Lucas was absent for a vote on Queens' Speech — Jobs — Banker's Bonus Tax — VAT Cut — Tax Incentive to Take on Workers — Sooner Infrastructure Investment
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On 16 May 2012:
Caroline Lucas 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:
Caroline Lucas voted in favour of 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:
Caroline Lucas voted to create 100,000 jobs and build 25,000 homes using funds raised via a bank bonus tax, to reduce VAT on home improvements and for tax breaks for small firms taking on new workers.
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On 23 Nov 2011:
Caroline Lucas was absent for a vote on Opposition Day — Economic Growth and Employment
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On 9 Nov 2011:
Caroline Lucas 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:
Caroline Lucas was absent for a vote on Opposition Day — Jobs and Growth
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On 13 Jul 2010:
Caroline Lucas 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:
Caroline Lucas 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.