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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS


2006 No. 868

VALUE ADDED TAX

The Value Added Tax (Consideration for Fuel Provided for Private Use) Order 2006

  Made 22nd March 2006 
  Laid before the House of Commons 22nd March 2006 
  Coming into force 1st May 2006 

The Treasury make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 57(4) of the Value Added Tax Act 1994 [1]:

     1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Value Added Tax (Consideration for Fuel Provided for Private Use) Order 2006 and comes into force on 1st May 2006.

    (2) It takes effect in relation to a taxable person from the beginning of his first prescribed accounting period beginning after 30th April 2006.

    
2. For Table A in section 57 of the Value Added Tax Act 1994[2]–


Table A
Description of vehicle (Type of engine and cylinder capacity in cubic centimetres) 12 month

period £

3 month

period £

1 month

period £

Diesel engine                                 
2000 or less 1040 260 86
More than 2000 1325 331 110
Any other type of engine                                 
1400 or less 1095 273 91
More than 1400 but not more than 2000 1385 346 115
More than 2000 2035 508 169


Tom Watson

Dave Watts
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury

22nd March 2006



EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)


VAT is payable if road fuel of a business is used for private motoring. The VAT due must be calculated using flat-rate values related to engine type and size [
3].

The Order increases those flat rates by an average of 10 per cent for diesel vehicles and 11 per cent for vehicles using other fuels. This reflects the increase in road fuel costs which has occurred since Table A in section 57 of the Value Added Tax Act 1994[4] was last amended [5].

This Order gives effect to Article 2 of Council Decision 86/356/EEC [6](of 21July 1986 authorising the United Kingdom to apply flat-rate measures in respect of the non-deductible value added tax charged on fuel expenditure in company cars) which requires the flat rates to be adjusted annually in line with changes in the average cost of fuel.

The new rates apply to any relevant accounting period starting after 30th April 2006[7].

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on business, charities or voluntary bodies.


Notes:

[1] 1994 c. 23.back

[2] Table A was last substituted by S.I. 2005/722back

[3] Sections 56 and 57 of the Value Added Tax Act 1994.back

[4] 1994 c. 23.back

[5] Table A was last substituted by S. I. 2005/722back

[6] O J No L212, 2.8.1986,p35.back

[7] See articles 1(2) and 2 of the Order.back



ISBN 0 11 074388 1


 © Crown copyright 2006

Prepared 28 March 2006


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