Question follow-through · 4311
Construction: VAT
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of VAT reform to support repair, maintenance and retrofit projects over demolition and rebuild within the built environment sector.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 29 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 8 Jun 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
29 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of VAT reform to support repair, maintenance and retrofit projects over demolition and rebuild within the built environment sector.
2 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
8 Jun 2026
Answer published
VAT is a broad-based tax on consumption and the 20 per cent standard rate applies to most goods and services, including most construction work. To support the Government’s housing delivery targets, the Government currently maintains a zero rate of VAT on ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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