VAT on Chainsaw Trousers - whats that all about ?

[treejumper]

I know its 'a question' thats been around for a long time now - but does anyone know why VAT is added to Chainsaw Trousers ? - I believed that PPE should be all VAT free ?

 

People are hardly going to wear them to the local palais on a saturday night are they ? - maybe they do its a long time since I went to a proper night club !

[Jonesie]

As far as i know the VAT thing came about for the building industry. So it covered boots & helmets, builders don't need protective trousers thats why there not included.

If anyone knows anything different please let me know as its a question I'm asked a lot.

[treejumper]

As far as i know the VAT thing came about for the building industry. So it covered boots & helmets, builders don't need protective trousers thats why there not included.

If anyone knows anything different please let me know as its a question I'm asked a lot.

 

I'm going to try to get to the bottom of this one and will let you know what I find out jonesie - As you say I've heard the question asked many, many times - and I've never understood why they do have VAT

I'll let you know

[Bundle 2]

Better ask Gordon Brown.....

[treejumper]

Better ask Gordon Brown.....

 

If I have to go that high, I will.

[Log-ologist]

I know its 'a question' thats been around for a long time now - but does anyone know why VAT is added to Chainsaw Trousers ? - I believed that PPE should be all VAT free ?

 

People are hardly going to wear them to the local palais on a saturday night are they ? - maybe they do its a long time since I went to a proper night club !

 

 

Funny you should say that, but I worked with a cutter years ago who often went to the pub on the way home fully decked out in chainsaw PPE including loggers belt with log tape and timber tongs . He only took his hat off.

[Bundle 2]

If I have to go that high, I will.

Well maybe you will only need to gonas high as the Treasury dept...but as you most likely already know...Gordon Brown was ***** that up good and proper B4 he was presiden...t...I'm sorry...prime minister:cussing:

[Peter]

Funny you should say that, but I worked with a cutter years ago who often went to the pub on the way home fully decked out in chainsaw PPE including loggers belt with log tape and timber tongs . He only took his hat off.

 

If he wore his boots in the pub perhaps he should have paid the vat on them too!

[Sevsafe]

I know its 'a question' thats been around for a long time now - but does anyone know why VAT is added to Chainsaw Trousers ? - I believed that PPE should be all VAT free ?

 

People are hardly going to wear them to the local palais on a saturday night are they ? - maybe they do its a long time since I went to a proper night club !

There is no particular reason why PPE should be VAT free. As far as I know there is no logic in this - we've talked to various members of HMRC over the years and it just seems to be an anomaly that safety helmets and boots (NOT shoes!) are zero rated if purchased by the user for their own personal use - it's just the law - it doesn't have to make sense!