Updated: European Commission to take UK to court over reduced solar VAT rate http://www.energy-broker.co.uk/updated-european-commission-to-take-uk-to-court-over-reduced-solar-vat-rate/

The European Commission has announced that it will refer the UK to the EU Court of Justice over the reduced VAT rate for the supply and installation of energy-saving materials, which includes solar PV and solar thermal modules..

The European Commission states that there is no provision in the VAT Directive to allow a universal application of reduced VAT rate for energy saving materials, and that the UK’s current application of a reduced VAT rate breaks EU law.

The reduced rate applies to installations of:

• Controls for central heating and hot water systems
• Draught stripping
• Insulation
• Solar panels
• Wind turbines
• Water turbines
• Ground source heat pumps
• Air source heat pumps
• Micro combined heat and power units
• Wood-fuelled boilers

The European Commission states that: “Member States themselves unanimously decided on the list of goods and services that could benefit from a reduced VAT rate, and they also insisted that this list be strictly applied, with no room for manoeuvre or interpretation.

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Updated: European Commission to take UK to court over reduced solar VAT rate