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UK Parliament · Public Bill · No. 2658

Value Added Tax Bill

[As Introduced]
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This bill proposes changes to Value Added Tax, which is the 20% tax added to most things you buy in shops and from services. The bill would alter how this tax operates, though the specific details of these changes would need to be reviewed in the bill's full text.

Presented by Sir Christopher Chope.
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The people's count25 votes
4% Aye · 196% No · 24
MPs' vote567 MPs
68% Ayes · 38332% Noes · 184
The democratic gap

64% , a wide gap

Outcome mismatch, the public would block this bill, but Parliament passed it.

Bill passage

Commons

  • 1st reading10 Feb 2020
  • 2nd reading