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Value Added Tax (VAT)

	From 4th January 2011	From 1st January 2010
Rates of Tax
Standard rate	20%	17.5%
Reduced rate (including fuel and power)	5.00%	5.00%
VAT as a fraction of gross price	1/6	7/47
	From 1st April 2010	From 1st April 2010
Annual Turnover Limits
Registration	£70,000	£70,000
Deregistration	£68,000	£68,000
Private Fuel from 6 April 2007
The calculation of fuel scale charges for private use of road fuel has been altered from engine size to carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in order to bring it into line with the current personal tax regime.

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