CHILD CLOTHES VAT
July 1st, 2003
BY ALAN OSBORN
THE BRITISH government has flatly rejected as "ridiculous" the European Commission plan to put VAT on children's clothes in Britain and says it will block the plan. The Labour government promised in its election manifesto to preserve zero-rating on children's clothes and other items and John Healey, economic secretary to the Treasury, has repeated that this is a matter for the UK alone to determine. "If this needs a veto, so be it," he said.
THE BRITISH government has flatly rejected as "ridiculous" the European Commission plan to put VAT on children's clothes in Britain and says it will block the plan. The Labour government promised in its election manifesto to preserve zero-rating on children's clothes and other items and John Healey, economic secretary to the Treasury, has repeated that this is a matter for the UK alone to determine. "If this needs a veto, so be it," he said.
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