Exemption from Value Added Tax (Listed Places of Worship) Bill

Key Points

• Exempts VAT on repairs to listed places of worship.
• Applies to repairs and maintenance work on these buildings.
• Introduced in the Commons by Sir Christopher Chope and currently at the 2nd Reading.
• Could ease repair budgets for charities and congregations and support local communities.
• Requires further parliamentary stages (committee, report, third reading, and Lords consideration) to become law.

Progress

The bill is at the 2nd Reading in the House of Commons. If it progresses, it will move to committee scrutiny and subsequent stages before potential passage to the Lords.