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Remove/reduce VAT for low/mid-range personal mobile phones & mobile contracts

Submitted by Tim Lewcock on Friday 13th November 2020

Published on Monday 23rd November 2020

Current status: Closed

Closed: Sunday 23rd May 2021

Signatures: 39

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6 Months ~ Essential ~ HMRC ~ Mobile phones ~ month ~ Nature ~ NHS ~ NHS App ~ Phones ~ Range ~ Re ~ Remove ~ The NHS ~ tier ~ Tier 1 ~ Tier 2 ~ Tier 3 ~ Tiers ~ Track & Trace

Petition Action

Remove/reduce VAT for low/mid-range personal mobile phones & mobile contracts

Petition Details

Mobile phones are now essential. They're needed for many Government services (HMRC, Track & Trace, the NHS app); online credit card payments & other services.

The Government must recognise this by removing & reducing VAT on low/mid-range mobile phones and services.

Additional Information

The Government is requested to introduce VAT Tiers for airtime contracts & phones to recognise the essential nature of these products and to reduce the cost of these products and services to the consumer.

The proposed VAT tiers are set out below:

Tier 1: 0%. Contracts <£20/month. Phones <£200.
Tier 2: 5%. Contracts £20-£40/month. Phones £200-£500.
Tier 3: 20%. Contracts >£40/month. Phones >£500.

• Values raised yearly (greater of RPI & CPI).
• Top-ups lasting <6 months: zero-rated.
• Personal devices and contracts only.
• Bundles considered by component, not total.


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