VAT Rate
There have been votes in Parliament on the rate at which Value Added Tax (VAT) is charged.
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Kelly Tolhurst voted a mixture of for and against increasing the rate of VAT
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On 18 May 2022:
Kelly Tolhurst voted not to express support for a broad set 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:
Kelly Tolhurst was absent for a vote on Household Energy Bills: VAT
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On 25 Jun 2019:
Kelly Tolhurst 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:
Kelly Tolhurst 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:
Kelly Tolhurst 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:
Kelly Tolhurst 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:
Kelly Tolhurst 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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