VAT On Rnli Equipment

EDM number 27 in 1990-91, proposed by Peter Viggers on 07/11/1990.

That this House expresses concern that the European Commission's proposals for harmonisation of value-added tax in 1992 may put at risk the special zero rate of value-added tax on lifeboats and lifeboat equipment; notes that this zero-rating enables the Royal National Lifeboat Institute to receive three million pounds of voluntary contributions (equivalent to one-fifth of its income derived from subscriptions and donations) which would otherwise be paid away in irrecoverable value-added tax; and urges Her Majesty's Government to resist any changes to existing charity zero-rates.

This motion has been signed by a total of 89 MPs.