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VAT on private health

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Simonandrod · 12/06/2024 22:05

Am I right in thinking there isn't VAT on private health care? Is it completely unfeasible that it could be put on and money raised go to NHS? Or is it too complicated as so many people who use it have health insurance? Just interested

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Meadowfinch · 12/06/2024 22:13

I pay for private medical insurance for specific things as part of my job. It is ludicrously expensive - about £350 a month. If they added 20%, that would be an extra £70 a month, which I cannot afford so I would cancel it, and revert to the NHS instead.

No extra money for the govt but an extra person queuing for a GP appt.

How would that help anyone?

ll09sm · 12/06/2024 22:13

Yeah, more tax on the ever decreasing number of net contributors to pay for free stuff being used by an ever increasing number of net takers.

These kind of genius brainwaves are what got us into this mess in the first place. Keep going.

Firawla · 12/06/2024 22:12

No that makes no sense since people using private are already helping the NHS by taking the strain off

HowdieSailor · 12/06/2024 22:11

Simonandrod · 12/06/2024 22:05

Am I right in thinking there isn't VAT on private health care? Is it completely unfeasible that it could be put on and money raised go to NHS? Or is it too complicated as so many people who use it have health insurance? Just interested

Why are you raising this OP?

You would like it added.

Or you are worried that it might be added.

Let's just get everyone back to work, get everyone supporting their NHS, and schools through their tax. And themselves, so the decreasing minority don't have to sub everyone else.

AlpineMuesli · 12/06/2024 22:09

There’s no VAT on private operations. Which is weird when you think how rich people can queue jump and ordinary people have to wait and subsidise the process through tax…

Sdpbody · 12/06/2024 22:08

How about they stop taxing people who are already paying so much tax.

tillyandmilly · 12/06/2024 22:07

I can barely afford my pricate medical health insurance at £85 per month!