Police Scotland and Scottish Fire and Rescue Service: VAT
(asked on 1st October 2019) - View Source
Question to the Scotland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on VAT refunds for Police Scotland and Fire Scotland.
This question was answered on 7th October 2019
I have regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues, including the Chancellor of the Exchequer on important Scottish economic and fiscal matters.
At Budget 2017, we enabled Scottish Police and Fire services to claim VAT refunds of £40m per year going forward.
The Scottish Government was aware of the VAT consequences of its restructuring in 2012, but decided to proceed because the estimated financial savings outweighed the costs.