§ Mr. Holtasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much was raised by value added tax imposed on contributions to hospital radios run on a voluntary basis in each of the past five years.
§ Mr. BrookeVAT is not charged on contributions and donations voluntarily given to charitable organisations. Charities do, however, bear VAT which they cannot recover on those non-business purchases which are not covered by a specific relief. I regret that there is no information on the amount of tax borne in this way by hospital radio organisations.