Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Caroline Lucas (Green Party), on Thursday, 7 January 2016, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 28 members in total.

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TAX REFUND FOR THE ERECTION AND MAINTENANCE OF MEMORIALS

That this House notes with concern that value added tax is applicable to the erection and maintenance of memorials to the deceased; considers this to be an unnecessary and insensitive tax on the bereaved and those who wish to honour the memory of loved ones; observes that a tax refund for charities and faith groups for the erection of memorials has been in place for some years now in the form of the Memorial Grant Scheme; calls on the Government to extend the scheme to all memorials; and urges the Government to raise at European level the possibility of abolishing such taxes altogether.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

925 

Session

2015-16

Other sponsors

Kelvin Hopkins

Jeffrey M Donaldson

Mark Durkan

Lady Hermon

Martyn Day

Subjects

Funerals Taxation

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk