Petition · past parliament · HM Treasury

Remove the 5% VAT on energy

Closed 59 signatures

What the petition asks

Remove the 5% VAT currently applied to electricity and gas bills.
Electricity and gas are in no way luxuries, and as such should not have VAT applied.

Timeline

18 Apr 2024 Petition opened for signatures
29 May 2024 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 59
Status Closed
Department HM Treasury
Opened 18 Apr 2024
Closed 29 May 2024

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