VAT Rate
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Alistair Carmichael consistently voted for increasing the rate of VAT
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On 18 Ebr 2013:
Alistair Carmichael wedi pleidleisio against reducing VAT from 20% to 17.5%
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On 3 Gor 2012:
Alistair Carmichael wedi pleidleisio against cutting VAT from 20% to 17.5%
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On 28 Meh 2011:
Alistair Carmichael wedi pleidleisio not to decrease the main rate of VAT by 2.5% to 17.5% for one year as of the 30th of August 2011.
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On 20 Gor 2010:
Alistair Carmichael wedi pleidleisio to support the 2010 Finance Bill which included an increase in VAT from 17.5% to 20% among other measures.
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On 13 Gor 2010:
Alistair Carmichael wedi pleidleisio to increase Value Added Tax from 17.5% to 20% as of the 4th of January 2011.
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On 13 Gor 2010:
Alistair Carmichael wedi pleidleisio to increase in Value Added Tax from 17.5% to 20% from the 4th of January 2011.
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On 6 Gor 2010:
Alistair Carmichael wedi pleidleisio to support the 2010 Finance Bill which included an increase in VAT from 17.5% to 20% among other measures.
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On 28 Meh 2010:
Alistair Carmichael wedi pleidleisio to raise VAT to 20% from the 4th of January 2011.
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On 17 Rha 2008:
Alistair Carmichael Fe wnaeth pleidleisio yes ar Reduction of VAT from 17.5% to 15%
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On 18 Mai 2022:
Alistair Carmichael acted as teller for a vote on Programme for Government — Amendment from the Leader of the Liberal Democrats
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On 11 Ion 2022:
Alistair Carmichael wedi pleidleisio in favour of cutting VAT on household energy bills.
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On 25 Meh 2019:
Alistair Carmichael wedi pleidleisio not to exclude wind and water turbines from a special reduced rate of VAT applying to the supply and installation of energy-saving materials in residential accommodation.
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On 26 Hyd 2015:
Alistair Carmichael wedi pleidleisio against the measures in the Finance Bill including against an increase in the income tax personal allowance, and against capping the rates of VAT and income tax at their existing rates until the next general election.
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On 21 Gor 2015:
Alistair Carmichael was absent for a vote on Finance Bill 2015-16 — Decline Second Reading
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On 21 Gor 2015:
Alistair Carmichael wedi pleidleisio against the measures in the Finance Bill including against an increase in the income tax personal allowance, and against capping the rates of VAT and income tax at their existing rates until the next general election.
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On 14 Gor 2015:
Alistair Carmichael wedi pleidleisio against the Summer 2015 budget which, among other measures, increased the minimum wage, replaced student maintenance grants with loans and cut tax credits.
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On 5 Med 2012:
Alistair Carmichael wedi pleidleisio against introducing a tax on bankers' bonuses to fund 25,000 additional affordable homes, against making planned investment sooner, against reducing VAT on home improvements and against calling on the Government to create jobs.
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On 5 Med 2012:
Alistair Carmichael wedi pleidleisio to levy a tax on bankers' bonuses to fund 25,000 affordable homes, to invest in infrastructure, to cut VAT on works on homes.
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On 17 Mai 2012:
Alistair Carmichael was absent for a vote on Queens' Speech — Tax on Bank Bonuses — Jobs Guarantee — VAT Reduction — Make Investment Sooner
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On 17 Mai 2012:
Alistair Carmichael was absent for a vote on Queens' Speech — Jobs — Banker's Bonus Tax — VAT Cut — Tax Incentive to Take on Workers — Sooner Infrastructure Investment
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On 16 Mai 2012:
Alistair Carmichael was absent for a vote on Queens' Speech — Cost of Living — Public Transport Fares — VAT on Fuel
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On 11 Ion 2012:
Alistair Carmichael wedi pleidleisio against a series of measures aimed at making energy bills more affordable, including extending benefits, reforming the energy market, reducing VAT on home improvements and reforming the Green Deal scheme.
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On 14 Rha 2011:
Alistair Carmichael wedi pleidleisio against creating 100,000 jobs and building 25,000 homes using funds raised via a bank bonus tax, against reducing VAT on home improvements and against tax breaks for small firms taking on new workers.
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On 23 Tach 2011:
Alistair Carmichael wedi pleidleisio against starting long-term investment projects sooner, against reducing VAT on home improvements and repairs, and against giving a tax break to small companies employing new workers.
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On 9 Tach 2011:
Alistair Carmichael wedi pleidleisio against introducing a tax on bank bonuses to guarantee a job for 100,000 young people and build 25,000 affordable homes; against making investment sooner; against reducing VAT, and against a tax break for small firms taking on extra workers.
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On 12 Hyd 2011:
Alistair Carmichael wedi pleidleisio against creating more jobs for young people, funded by bank bonuses, making planned investment sooner, reducing VAT and a tax break for small firms taking on extra workers.
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On 22 Meh 2011:
Alistair Carmichael wedi pleidleisio against Labour proposals to reduce the deficit over a longer period, to cut VAT to 17.5%, to repeat the 2010 bank bonus tax, to build 25,000 affordable homes and create 100,000 jobs for young people.
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On 13 Gor 2010:
Alistair Carmichael wedi pleidleisio against exempting charities' charitable activities from the January 2011 increase in VAT from 17.5% to 20%.
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On 13 Gor 2010:
Alistair Carmichael wedi pleidleisio against delaying the increase in VAT from 17.5% to 20% by a year from 4 January 2011 to the 4 January 2012 if a report on the effects of the VAT rise had not been completed.
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