Abolish VAT for the Regeneration, Refurbishment and Retrofitting of Buildings
- Submitted by: Kevin Stewart, Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party.
- Date lodged: Monday, 22 July 2024
- Motion reference: S6M-13928
That the Parliament believes that the regeneration, refurbishment and retrofitting of Scotland's buildings and housing stock is vital to maintain vibrant communities, to reduce energy costs and to achieve net zero ambitions; understands that new build projects are zero-rated for VAT, but that refurbishment and retrofit schemes are still subject to the standard rate of 20% VAT; believes that this creates an unlevel playing field and often stops regeneration works from happening to existing buildings, and calls on the UK Government to abolish VAT on the regeneration, refurbishment and retrofitting of buildings in order to help boost sustainable economic growth, to bring derelict buildings back into use. and to achieve Scotland's net zero targets.
Supported by:
Karen Adam, Colin Beattie, Stephanie Callaghan, Bob Doris, Jackie Dunbar, Annabelle Ewing, Kenneth Gibson, Bill Kidd, Gordon MacDonald, Fulton MacGregor, Stuart McMillan, Audrey Nicoll, Paul Sweeney (Registered interest)
, Michelle Thomson, Elena Whitham