Reduce VAT on Housing Repairs and Maintenance

The motion

That the Parliament regrets that the Chancellor of the Exchequer chose not to reduce VAT on housing repairs and maintenance in his budget, which it considers would have helped boost the economy; believes that a reduction in the level of VAT paid on housing maintenance and repairs would also help to address the number of empty properties and bring vacant homes back into use; notes that, according to Trading Standards, £170 million is stolen by so-called cowboy builders from unsuspecting homeowners across the UK each year and that rogue traders thrive by evading VAT and offering the customer a cheap deal, however, these traders often disappear with deposits, perform shoddy work and cannot be found when there are complaints, and calls on the Chancellor to take cognisance of this, to think again and reduce VAT on housing repairs and maintenance.

No recorded vote on this motion. Most motions are never debated, and many that are debated are agreed without a division. Vote records are published from 2011.

SNP 31 Lab 4 Green 1 Ind 1

Party shown is each supporter’s party when the motion was published.

No contribution in the Official Report cites S4M-02492 by reference.