EU gives green light to cut VAT on home repairs

EU has given the UK government the opportunity to cut the VAT rate on home maintenance and repairs to 5%.

Ralph Morton

House repairs: cut to 5% VAT rate on the cards

Home maintenance and repairs at 5% VAT

European finance ministers have voted to allow EU Member States to charge VAT at 5% on home maintenance and repairs.

It marks a big victory for the

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Ralph Morton is an award-winning journalist and the founder of Business Car Manager (now renamed Business Motoring). Ralph writes extensively about the car and van leasing industry as well as wider fleet and company car issues. A former editor of What Car?, Ralph is a vastly experienced writer and editor and has been writing about the automotive sector for over 35 years.

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