Written question asked by Nicholas Winterton (Conservative), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 13 December 1993. It was answered by Lord Cope of Berkeley (Conservative) on Monday, 13 December 1993 on behalf of the Treasury.

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Treasury

Question

Whether the issue of value-added tax on imported works of art is likely to be considered at the December meeting of ECOFIN; and what views he will be expressing on this subject at that meeting; to comment on policy on future of imported works of art in connection with VAT & what assessment he has made of possible impact of the imposition of VAT on imported works of art upon Londons world position as a centre for the trade in art objects.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

234 c471W;234 c467W

Session

1993-94

Subjects

Artworks Antiques EU action Imports VAT Secondhand goods Tax rates and bands EC Finance Council

Contains statistics

Yes