Return VAT on Air Ambulance fuel payments petition

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   The Air Ambulance Service is forced to meet rising fuel prices year on year including VAT. The Air Ambulance Service have saved successive governments millions and millions of pounds funded by charitable donations given by the general public to run what has proven to be an essential service. Whilst the Lifeboat Service has been exempt from VAT on fuel costs since 1977, a similar privilege has not been afforded to the Air Ambulance Service; We call on the government to have an urgent review of this situation and in doing so We call on the government to return in the form of grants to Air Ambulance Service providers all the future VAT which the Treasury collects from them so that the Air Ambulance Service is in practice exempt from paying VAT in the same way as the Lifeboat Service.

https://submissions.epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/29349

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Redave Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Expert & Gossip Joined: 07 May 2005 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1042	Post Options Post Reply Quote Redave Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Return VAT on Air Ambulance fuel payments petition Posted: 16 February 2012 at 11:32
	The Air Ambulance Service is forced to meet rising fuel prices year on year including VAT. The Air Ambulance Service have saved successive governments millions and millions of pounds funded by charitable donations given by the general public to run what has proven to be an essential service. Whilst the Lifeboat Service has been exempt from VAT on fuel costs since 1977, a similar privilege has not been afforded to the Air Ambulance Service; We call on the government to have an urgent review of this situation and in doing so We call on the government to return in the form of grants to Air Ambulance Service providers all the future VAT which the Treasury collects from them so that the Air Ambulance Service is in practice exempt from paying VAT in the same way as the Lifeboat Service. https://submissions.epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/29349
	Is it free? I'll have two then

uncle fester Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 07 May 2005 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1722	Post Options Post Reply Quote uncle fester Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 18 February 2012 at 15:58
	Such a good idea. Lets hope for big posting numbers on the petition.
	There is no such thing as "can't" you can if you want to.