VAT rate

Policy description

There have been votes in Parliament on the rate at which Value Added Tax (VAT) is charged.

Stephen Hesford consistently voted against (0% aligned) increasing the rate of VAT.

Comparable Labour MPs consistently voted against (1% aligned).

Scoring divisions are used to calculate the headline alignment between a person and a policy.

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Guide to columns

person vote: the vote cast by the person
party alignment: how aligned this vote was with other members of the person’s party. Higher numbers indicate less difference from the average vote of the party.
policy direction: if an aye vote is aligned or against the overall policy.
policy alignment: if this MP’s vote was aligned with the policy.

motion	date	person vote	party alignment	policy direction	policy aligned
Reduction of VAT from 17.5% to 15%	2008-12-17	no	99%	agree	not aligned