VAT Rate
There have been votes in Parliament on the rate at which Value Added Tax (VAT) is charged.
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We don’t have enough information to calculate Stewart McDonald’s position on this issue
However, Stewart McDonald has taken part in the following votes on the topic:
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On 18 May 2022:
Stewart McDonald 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 11 Jan 2022:
Stewart McDonald was absent for a vote on Household Energy Bills: VAT
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On 25 Jun 2019:
Stewart McDonald was absent for a vote on The Value Added Tax (Reduced Rate) (Energy-Saving Materials) Order 2019
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On 26 Oct 2015:
Stewart McDonald 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:
Stewart McDonald 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:
Stewart McDonald 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:
Stewart McDonald 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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