Red Deals 5% VAT for Eco-friendly windows and doors
Below is the copy of my letter to my local MP the more people that do this the better chance we have of getting a result If your not sure who your MP is please copy and paste on the address below and type in your post code
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FOR THE ATTENTION OF:
Phil Woolas MP
Oldham East and Saddleworth
Friday 23 November 2007
Dear Phil Woolas,
I am writing to you as my local MP to ask for your advice and help regarding an industry campaign to reduce the VAT on Energy Saving Recommended windows (rated A-C by the British Fenestration Council) to 5%. ESR windows do not yet enjoy the same 5% rate as other ESR products like white goods.
According to the Energy Saving Trust, almost half the UK’s carbon dioxide emissions come from buildings, with 20% of the heat lost from an average home occurring through windows. Despite this obvious energy waste and contributor to fuel poverty, ESR windows remain excluded from the 5% scheme. If every home in the UK installed C rated windows, or higher, carbon emissions could be reduced by 12.8 million tonnes a year, and every year after. This is the equivalent to removing 840,000 cars from the UK’s roads every year.
As a local company, this reduction would have a big impact on my business so I would appreciate any advice you can offer as to how to move this campaign on. I would love to have the opportunity to discuss this with you further if that would be possible. I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours sincerely
S M Halliwell
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Dear Sir
I am writing to you as my local MP to ask for your advice and help regarding an industry campaign to reduce the VAT on Energy Saving Recommended windows (rated A-C by the British Fenestration Council) to 5%. ESR windows do not yet enjoy the same 5% rate as other ESR products like white goods.
According to the Energy Saving Trust, almost half the UK’s carbon dioxide emissions come from buildings, with 20% of the heat lost from an average home occurring through windows. Despite this obvious energy waste and contributor to fuel poverty, ESR windows remain excluded from the 5% scheme. If every home in the UK installed C rated windows, or higher, carbon emissions could be reduced by 12.8 million tonnes a year, and every year after. This is the equivalent to removing 840,000 cars from the UK’s roads every year.
As a local person, this reduction would have a big impact on my community so I would appreciate any advice you can offer as to how to move this campaign on. I would love to have the opportunity to discuss this with you further if that would be possible. I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours sincerely
