VAT's not fair, say charities

Howard Lake | 18 January 2000 | News

Charities are continuing the campaign to persuade the government to end their £400 million VAT burden for non-business activities.

Charities are continuing the campaign to persuade the government to end their £400 million VAT burden for non-business activities. According to a MORI poll for the Charities Tax Reform Group, 79% of adults believe that charities should be exempt from paying all VAT imposed by the government.

Read VAT: Charities criticise government by Jimmy Burns, Social Affairs Correspondent, at ft.com

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Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale. He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.