Question follow-through · 7312
Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the rate of VAT charged on electricity used at public electric vehicle charging points.
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 5 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 9 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 15 Jun 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
5 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the rate of VAT charged on electricity used at public electric vehicle charging points.
9 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
15 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. The supply of energy for domestic use attracts the reduced rate of VAT (5 per cent). Whilst this relief was not designed or introduced for charg...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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