- A court ruled that the 5% ‘domestic’ VAT rate should apply to public EV charging, instead of the current 20%.
- Charge My Street, supported by Deloitte tax experts, argued for the reduced rate based on existing VAT law.
- The law states that supplying less than 1,000kWh per month to a person at a premises qualifies for the 5% rate.
- It is highly unlikely for an EV driver to exceed 1,000kWh per month at a single public charge point.
Source: birminghammail.co.uk
Note that this post was (partially) written with the help of AI. It is always useful to review the original source material, and where needed to obtain (local) advice from a specialist.
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