# VAT from X Factor winning song to go to children’s charities

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/12/03/vat-x-factor-winning-song-childrens-charities/
- Published: 2018-12-03T07:38:01+00:00
- Author: Melanie May

**The government has announced that it will once again donate the VAT collected 
on sales of the X Factor winner’s charity song to charity.**

Dalton Harris was crowned the winner of this year’s competition on Sunday night (
2 December). VAT from sales of his single The Power of Love will be donated to children’s
charities [Together for Short Lives](https://www.togetherforshortlives.org.uk/) 
and [Shooting Star Chase](https://www.shootingstarchase.org.uk/), the government
announced on 1 December.
 

 
This is the eighth year running it has donated the VAT raised to charity.

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Philip Hammond, Chancellor of the Exchequer, said:

> “Sales from this year’s X Factor charity single will help children with life-limiting
> diseases and their families. We will donate the VAT paid on the sales, ensuring
> more people can benefit from this crucial funding. The single goes a huge way 
> in raising awareness of valuable causes and the charities behind them and that’s
> why the government has supported the X factor Christmas single with donations 
> worth more than £300,000 over the last eight years. From the whole government,
> we wish everyone in the final the best of luck.”

The government has previously donated the VAT from other charity singles, including
the 2016 [Jo Cox Foundation single](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/12/08/7-great-christmas-charity-singles/),
2015 Save the Children single, the 2011’s [Military Wives Choir](https://fundraising.co.uk/2012/02/07/military-wives-choir-single-raises-500k/)
single, and the 2010 Haiti earthquake appeal single.

The Department of Health and Social Care will make the donation of the VAT on the
government’s behalf.