Cut the VAT is a campaign to reduce VAT to 5% on all home repair, maintenance and improvement work. Cutting VAT in this way is permitted by the EU and would create thousands of jobs in the construction industry and the wider economy. It would help businesses and households by eliminating the competitive advantage of cowboy builders, it would help those who cannot afford vital repairs to their homes, bring empty properties back into use and help cut carbon from existing homes. Use the Cut the VAT Twibbon to persuade the Chancellor of the Exchequer to introduce this important change in the next Budget.