How ironic! Brexit-blocking Starmer pushes for 0% VAT – only achievable thanks to EU exit – Daily Express

Labour has proposed introducing a windfall tax on North Sea oil and gas producers to fund the reduction of the average household energy bill to 200.The 6.6billion plan would include removing VAT on domestic energy bills for one year, the Guardian reports.

But Brexit campaigners have insisted this could not be done were the UK still a member of the EU.

Martin Daubney, the Deputy Leader of Reclaim and former MEP, highlighted that Brexiteers had long touted removing VAT on energy costs as a Brexit-bonus.

In a post on Twitter, he wrote: Labour want to remove VAT on domestic fuel, something Brexiteers argued for years would be a clear benefit of Leaving the EU.

Now both Sir Keir and Rachel Reeves who tried to cancel Brexit are making zero percent VAT a policy, which Britain could never have done as an EU member.

Ms Reeves, the Shadow Chancellor, also an opponent of Brexit, said Labour would reform our broken energy system.

Mr Daubney joked that this has only become a policy of the Labour Party thanks to Brexit, which it opposed.

He wrote: The next time a Remoaner says to you name one clear benefit of leaving the EU!, you can reply: The ability to cut VAT on domestic fuel to 0 percent which is now a Labour policy.

After voting against Brexit in 2016, Sir Keir, then the Shadow Brexit Secretary, contradicted his leader, Jeremy Corbyn, by insisting that Brexit can be stopped.

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It will do the work of the customs union, so it is a customs union.

He added: But will it do the work of the current customs union? Yes, thats the intention.

Later, he supported calls for a second referendum on Britains membership of the EU.

It was not until May 2020, after he had attained position of Labour leader, that Sir Keir said the Brexit debate was over.

At this time, he said Labour would not attempt to rejoin the EU if he became Prime Minister.

Mr Daubney was not alone in suggesting it was ironic Labour backed a policy made possible only because of Brexit.

Franco Volpe wrote on Twitter: Funny isnt it how anti-Brexit folk are calling for something ONLY possible because of Brexit.

Others suggested the claim had been overdone, noting that Spain recently cut its VAT tax rate on electricity bills form 21 percent to 10 percent despite being a member of the EU.

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How ironic! Brexit-blocking Starmer pushes for 0% VAT - only achievable thanks to EU exit - Daily Express