This petition was submitted during the 2015–2017 Conservative government

Petition Remove VAT (20%) on AEDs (Automated External Defibrillators)

Help us remove VAT on lifesaving defibrillators. Did you know Scouts and Guides, Cubs and Brownies, Beavers and Rainbows all have to pay 20% VAT for this emergency life-saving equipment. It is wrong. These are the keenest young people to train and encourage with basic life support skills.

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More defibrillators would be available if this ridiculous tax was removed. This will encourage more young people in their thousands to grow up as the next generation with life-saving skills and a keenness to help others. Signing this petition could save a life!

Cheaper AEDs (No VAT)
= more AEDs in communities
+ more young, prepared people to assist victims when a SCA has occurred
= MORE LIVES BEING SAVED
…..Let’s make it happen

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