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Electricity: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason his Department is applying VAT on new connections to off-electrical grid homes; and what consideration he has given to lifting this on off-grid homes.

answeredTreasury

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
4 Sept 2026
Target answer date
8 Sept 2026
Answer
14 Sept 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Sept 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason his Department is applying VAT on new connections to off-electrical grid homes; and what consideration he has given to lifting this on off-grid homes.

  2. 8 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 14 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    The VAT treatment of electricity connection charges depends on the nature of the supply and the circumstances in which it is made. Where a grid connection forms part of a qualifying domestic supply of electricity, it is subject to the same VAT treatment a...

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