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EV Owners Hit Hard by VAT Cut | Leeds News
Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s new VAT cut on electricity bills sounds like a win for households—but it’s backfiring for EV owners without driveways. While home chargers get the tax break, public charging stations still carry the full 20% VAT, leaving those drivers £216 extra a year. Experts call it a “driveway divide,” hitting the least affluent hardest. The government claims overall savings will ease inflation and drop energy bills by £45 in October—on top of a previous £150 cut—but for EV users without private charging, this policy feels like a hidden tax hike on their daily commute. Listen…
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