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Take VAT off double glazing, urges construction boss

Carpenter fitting windowThe head of the Construction Products Association (CPA) has called on the government to help increase the uptake of green energy solutions by scrapping VAT on double glazing.

Bill Bolsover, chairman of the CPA, which represents 85 per cent (by value) of all manufacturers and suppliers of construction products in the UK, said the coalition government should be "bold with its Green Deal".

He wants to see incentives offered to encourage people to invest in green building projects and install features such as double glazed windows, which can make homes and offices more energy efficient by preventing heat loss.

Mr Bolsover said: "Without a major refurbishment programme of our existing building stock, we will never meet our carbon reduction commitments.

"Reducing VAT on these kinds of products would, at a single stroke, stimulate the take-up of a key government policy and drive forward growth through the economic activity and jobs it would create."

Written by Richard Mercer

Article Added: 14/04/2011 15:45:28
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