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Call for VAT levy on new houses

Series: Daily Telegraph ; 15 February 2000, 1 | Independent ; 15 February 2000, 7(2)Publication details: 2000Subject(s): Summary: The Chancellor is being pressed to levy VAT on housebuilding in the March 2000 Budget. A middle rate such as 7.5% is being considered to show government commitment to protecting the countryside.

The Chancellor is being pressed to levy VAT on housebuilding in the March 2000 Budget. A middle rate such as 7.5% is being considered to show government commitment to protecting the countryside.