Remove VAT On The Bomber Command Memorial

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport have provided the following response to this e-petition:

In 2011/12, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport awarded grants totalling £1m in support of meeting the VAT costs of the construction of the Bomber Command Memorial in Green Park. £204,000 of this was awarded through the DCMS Memorial Grant Scheme and £796,000 as a separate grant. In 2012/13, DCMS also awarded a grant of £200,000 to the Bomber Command Association to support the costs of the memorial’s unveiling ceremony.