Policy #1110: "Increase VAT"

This is the votes by vote definition of Public Whip policy #1110: "Increase VAT". You may want to read an introduction to policies, or read more about Public Whip.

Someone who believes that The VAT rate should be increased would have voted like this...

HouseDateSubjectPolicy vote
Commons17 Dec 2008Reduction of VAT from 17.5% to 15% minority (strong)
Commons28 Jun 2010Emergency Budget — Value Added Tax Majority (strong)
Commons6 Jul 2010Finance Bill — Second Reading Majority (strong)
Commons13 Jul 2010Finance Bill — Rate of Value Added Tax Majority (strong)
Commons13 Jul 2010Finance Bill — No Increase in VAT Rate for Charities — rejected Majority
Commons13 Jul 2010Finance Bill — Require Impact Assessments Before VAT Increase — rejected Majority
Commons13 Jul 2010Finance Bill — Increase in Value Added Tax Assessment of Impact on Pensioners abstain
Commons13 Jul 2010Finance Bill — Assessment of Impact of VAT Increase on Mountain Rescue Services abstain
Commons13 Jul 2010Finance Bill — Increase in Rate of Value Added Tax Majority (strong)
Commons20 Jul 2010Finance Bill — Third Reading Majority (strong)
Commons22 Jun 2011Opposition Day — [18th Allotted Day] — The Economy Majority (strong)
Commons22 Jun 2011Opposition Day — [18th Allotted Day] — The Economy Majority
Commons28 Jun 2011Value Added Tax (Change of Rate) Order 2011 Majority
Commons28 Jun 2011Finance Bill — New Clause 10 — VAT abstain

About the Project

The Public Whip is a not-for-profit, open source website created in 2003 by Francis Irving and Julian Todd and now run by Bairwell Ltd.

There are lots of plans afoot, including extensive redevelopment of the site and plans for new functionality. To keep up with what's happening, please check out the blog. We're working on updating all the contact details throughout the site, but if you'd like to talk to us about the project, please email [email protected]

The Whip on the Web

Advertisement - Helping keeping PublicWhip alive