Question follow-through · 3620

Electric Vehicles: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the total revenue raised through VAT on electricity used to charge electric vehicles, including (a) domestic charging at the reduced 5% VAT rate and (b) public charging at th

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Treasury
Tabled
20 May 2026
Target answer date
1 Jun 2026
Answer
5 Jun 2026 · 16 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 20 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the total revenue raised through VAT on electricity used to charge electric vehicles, including (a) domestic charging at the reduced 5% VAT rate and (b) public charging at th

  2. 1 Jun 2026

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  3. 5 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    HM Revenue and Customs does not hold information on VAT revenue on electricity used to charge electric vehicles. This is because businesses are not required to provide figures at a product level within their VAT returns, as this would impose an excessive ...

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