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Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

Commons · Question 45736 · Tabled 17 Apr 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 24 Apr 2025

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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...