Petition to get rid of VAT on vets bills

[rockysmum]

http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/41189

Responsible department: Her Majesty's Treasury


Reduce pet medical bills to make pet care more affordable by getting rid of VAT. More pet owners are struggling to meet costs of vet services, treatments and medicines especially when not covered by insurances. More animals ending up in rescue centres or owners having to decided to have destroyed because they can't afford to treat them.

 

[WelshD]

A really good one. I have signed.

 

[rockysmum]

Thanks, saw it on Landyzone of all places

 

[lelly]

Done. We all can do with lower vets bills.

 

[lhotse]

Deleted

 

[unbalanced]

Signed.

 

[Dobiegirl]

Ive signed and dont forget to confirm with the email, have also posted to fb.

 

[seeley]

Done

 

[Maesfen]

Sorry to put a damper on it but there's no way they will remove VAT from anything once it's been graded as vatable. Nice idea though

 

[cptrayes]

Ummm, well, let's see. The country is in billions of pounds of debt and any tax lost must be made up somewhere else.

How about we change the wording? What about

Petition to put VAT on children's clothes so that it can be removed from pet and horse vet bills.

Since pets and horses are optional, I think I'll be keeping my pen in my pocket, sorry.

 

[annunziata]

all signed

 

[Patterdale]

That's what I was thinking cptrayes but didn't want to be first in there! (Apart from the kids clothes bit!)

Pets are a luxury unfortunately

 

[Ibblebibble]

you got about as much chance of growing an extra head as getting VAT knocked off animal pharmaceuticals!! if the govt still insist that women's sanitary towels are a 'luxury' item and charge VAT on them do you really think they are going to scrap VAT on vet meds which lets face it are a luxury as are the pets they are used on.

 

[ElleD]

Signed. Worth a try

 

[Carlosmum]

If the Government wont reduce the tax on fuel how can you expect them to zero rate Vet bills

 

[piebaldsparkle]

if the govt still insist that women's sanitary towels are a 'luxury' item and charge VAT on them do you really think they are going to scrap VAT on vet meds which lets face it are a luxury as are the pets they are used on.

^^^^This

 

[Shutterbug]

Signed

What the heck - if you don't ask you don't get as my granny used to say

 

[Quantock-cob]

Hmm...it will never happen. As someone already said pets are a luxury. Non vatable items are essentials only.

 

[ebonyallen]

Done.

 

[JJones]

Signed aswell just incase it helps!
This country is meant to be more for animal welfare these days!

 

[Batgirl]

Ummm, well, let's see. The country is in billions of pounds of debt and any tax lost must be made up somewhere else.

How about we change the wording? What about

Petition to put VAT on children's clothes so that it can be removed from pet and horse vet bills.

Since pets and horses are optional, I think I'll be keeping my pen in my pocket, sorry.

Children are optional too

 

[cptrayes]

Children are optional too

Yes, but although a child would sell for an awful lot of money to the "right" buyer, it is not socially acceptable to sell a child when you can't find the money to buy it clothes

 

[Batgirl]

Yes, but although a child would sell for an awful lot of money to the "right" buyer, it is not socially acceptable to sell a child when you can't find the money to buy it clothes

Such a shame

 

[alainax]

Ummmm, just a thought from a vat registerd business point of view. The Vets will have to pay VAT on the medication (unless pet medicine is vat free?), stock, heating, rent, rates, water, electricity etc etc

If they all become de-vat-registered, they couldnt claim back the god only knows how many thousands of pounds they pay themselves in VAT, and there for have to pass that extra cost onto the client.... *ponders*

 

[nikicb]

Ummmm, just a thought from a vat registerd business point of view. The Vets will have to pay VAT on the medication (unless pet medicine is vat free?), stock, heating, rent, rates, water, electricity etc etc

If they all become de-vat-registered, they couldnt claim back the god only knows how many thousands of pounds they pay themselves in VAT, and there for have to pass that extra cost onto the client.... *ponders*

Ponder a little further and it will become clear that the government still needs to raise the money from somewhere to run the country. So if the vet isn't paying the VAT to its suppliers, who then pass it on to C&E, where will the extra money to fund the NHS, schools, Police, etc come from?

 

[Theocat]

Since pets and horses are optional, I think I'll be keeping my pen in my pocket, sorry.

Agree - I wish my horse cost me less, but he's a luxury; there's no way I'd try to argue I shouldn't pay tax on any of the associated costs.