EV industry ‘staggered’ by HMRC decision to appeal VAT ruling on public charging

Leading voices from across the electric vehicle charging industry have reacted with anger and frustration to HMRC’s confirmation that it will appeal the First-Tier Tribunal’s ruling that public EV charging should qualify for a reduced 5% VAT rate. This, they say, engenders a two-tier system that penalises drivers without driveways and undermines the government’s own EV […]