The Liberal Democrats are calling for a 5% cut in VAT in this month's budget to support the UK's ailing hospitality sector and their hard-pressed customers.Deputy leader and Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper has called on…
Becky MortonPolitical reporterBBCThe government is looking at the possibility of cutting the rate of VAT on energy bills, Ed Miliband has suggested.The energy secretary said he would not speculate ahead of the chancellor's Budget in…
Wes Streeting has ruled out introducing value added tax (VAT) on private healthcare at the forthcoming Budget.It comes after newspaper reports that the Treasury was looking at bringing private healthcare services within scope of the…
Sir Keir Starmer was repeatedly pressed on whether VAT could be increased in the forthcoming Budget.The prime minister was asked at least five times by the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg if he would rule out raising…