Petition reduce VAT back to 17.5%

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UK VAT was increased to 20% to pay for the reduction in VAT down to 15% during the financial crisis. This has been left at 20% as the government assumes no one would notice.

It is time VAT was dropped back down to 17.5%, Pre crisis level, which would drop all the rising utility bills, everybodys weekly shopping as well as the high level of tax on fuel.

This petition is closed This petition ran for 6 months

27 signatures

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Date closed 15 August 2013
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