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Religious Buildings: VAT

Asked by Manuela PerteghellaLiberal DemocratTreasuryTabled Answered 11 November 2024UIN 12865

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to allow (a) churches and (b) other religious buildings to continue to recover VAT.

Answered by James Murray

The Chancellor has now set out departmental budgets and the spending priorities for Phase 1 of the Spending Review. The outcome of individual programmes, such as the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme, will now be assessed during the departmental Business Planning process.

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