Written question asked by Mark Oaten (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 11 January 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 14 January 2010. It was answered by Stephen Timms (Labour) on Thursday, 14 January 2010 on behalf of the Treasury.
VAT: Pharmacy
- Question
- To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 14 December 2009, Official Report, column 857W, on taxation: health professionals, if he will bring forward legislation to apply the same treatment for value-added tax purposes to pharmacy contractors and appliance contractors.
- Answer
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The application of VAT throughout the EU is governed by agreements between the UK and its EU partners. Under these agreements, the UK is allowed to keep its existing zero rates, but may not extend their scope or introduce new ones. Therefore, it would not now be possible for the UK to remove VAT from goods supplied by appliance contractors which are not already zero-rated.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 503 c1137-8W; 310675
- Session
- 2009-10
- Related items
- Registered interest declared
- Yes
- Subjects
- Medical treatments Medical devices VAT
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