Trust welcomes extension to VAT tax concession Norfolk Churches Trust has warmly welcomed an extension to a VAT tax concession until March 2022. There had been growing fears that the 20-year VAT relief under the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme would end on March 31.
Peter Sheppard, chairman of the Norfolk Churches Trust, said that the one-year extension was welcome news. “This is great news for churches, and I know that those facing major repairs will be relieved,” he added. The Round Tower Churches Society had also voiced concern because it would have added to the cost of repairs and conservation. The chancellor,
Michael Pollitt
St Mary the Virgin, church, Burgh St Peter.
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An extension to a VAT tax “concession” until March 2022 has been warmly welcomed by Norfolk Churches Trust.
There have been growing fears that the 20-year VAT relief under the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme would end on March 31.
But on Wednesday, Nigel Huddleston MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary at the department of Culture, Media and Sport, revealed in Parliament that it would continue on the same terms.
Peter Sheppard, chairman of the Norfolk Churches Trust, said that the one-year extension was welcome news.
“This is great news for churches and I know that those facing major repairs will be relieved,” he said.