Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
Commons · Question 45736 · Tabled 17 Apr 2025 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Rosena Allin-Khan
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of equalising VAT rates for (a) home and (b) public electric vehicle charging points.
Answer
Answered by James Murray, 24 Apr 2025
The supply of energy for domestic use attracts the reduced rate of VAT. (five per cent). Whilst this relief was not designed for charging EVs at home, it applies for all uses of domestic energy. Public EV charging is subject to the standard rate of VAT (2...