Churches Face VAT Hike, Heritage at Risk
Update: 2025-12-28
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Chancellor Rachel Reeves plan to end VAT exemption on church repairs threatens to leave nearly one thousand historic churches, chapels, and cathedrals in disrepair, as campaigners warn of potential decay without the tax break. The National Churches Trust highlights the social benefits these community treasures provide, worth fifty-five billion pounds to the UK each year. With examples like St Marys Church in Totnes and St Illtuds in Wales facing significant shortfalls, Tory MPs label the move a stealth tax that ignores churches role as sanctuaries. The pressure is on the government to reconsider before these irreplaceable buildings are lost forever.
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