Scottish housing minister calls for reduced VAT

Joe Sargent

01 September 2020

Scottish housing minister Kevin Stewart

Scottish housing minister, Kevin Stewart, is calling for the UK Government to bring the VAT charge for construction work conducted on existing buildings down from 20% to 5%.

In a letter addressed to chancellor of the exchequer, Rishi Sunak, Stewart requested that the VAT change…

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