Petition · past parliament

Keep 5% VAT rate for domestic energy saving installations

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

EU pressure is on the Government to raise VAT rate to 20% on domestic energy saving measures like insulation, Solar PV, Heat Pumps etc. Please sign if you want the government to keep 5% VAT, helping fight climate change which currently kills 200,000 people every year (World Health Organisation)

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

We can't accept your petition in its current form as the action your petition calls for has already been agreed to by the UK Government and Parliament. On 22 March the Government accepted an amendment to the budget which stopped a rise in the 5% VAT rate on home insulation and renewables. It's not therefore clear what additional action you would like the Government to take.

Timeline

1 Apr 2016 Petition opened for signatures
7 Apr 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11
Status Rejected
Rejected 7 Apr 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.