Rejected petition Allow Police Scotland & Scottish Fire & Rescue to Reclaim VAT

Police Scotland and Scottish Fire & Rescue have been unable to reclaim VAT since the eight local Scottish forces were combined into a single, national force as a cost-saving measure. They are now the only emergency services in the UK unable to do so, leaving them with a large annual VAT bill.

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Despite other non local authority institutions, such as the BBC, being able to reclaim VAT this is still denied to Scottish emergency services. These public services now face a combined annual bill of £33m at a time when budgets are being cut. Labour and the Conservatives both campaigned in Scotland in 2011 pledging to combine Scotland's eight forces into a single, national force as a way of saving money. We have a single force now - let them make those savings and claim back their VAT.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/111421

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Date submitted 30 October 2015
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