- Officials are considering reducing VAT on public EV charging from 20% to 5% to match the home charging rate and eliminate the “pavement tax” disparity.
- The car industry has long campaigned for this change, which has gained urgency due to concerns over a planned pay-per-mile road pricing scheme.
- The pay-per-mile scheme, starting in 2028, will charge EV owners 3p per mile and plug-in hybrids 1.5p per mile; EVs will also pay a £195 annual VED.
- The government is also considering cutting VAT at service stations, supermarkets, and residential streets by 15 percentage points.
- The current system discourages those without off-street parking from switching to EVs, and tax cuts are seen as necessary to offset the impact of pay-per-mile charges.
Source: fiscal-requirements.com
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