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VAT being charged on whole amount of bill, ignoring £66 discount. Is that correct?



Unit Rate31 Aug 22 – 07 Sep 22984.0
C
1014.0
R
30.0
kWh
37.33p£11.20
Unit Rate07 Sep 22 – 01 Oct 221014.0
R
1163.0
C
149.0
kWh
37.33p£55.62

C = Customer Read, R = Routine, S = Special, *E = Estimated

Energy Bills Support Scheme Oct−£66.00
Standing Charge (30 days @ 47.67p per per day)£14.30
Subtotal excl VAT£15.12
VAT (Domestic Rate) @ 5.00%£4.06

Comments

  • Yes.

    The £66 is not a discount.  It is money towards paying your bill.
  • DullGreyGuy
    DullGreyGuy Posts: 18,613 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Second Anniversary Name Dropper
    edited 17 October 2022 at 2:53PM
    You'd need to see the fine print of the legislation but would expect it to be off the gross rather than the net otherwise the government would have made a big deal that its saving households £420


  • Thanks for info - was just wondering :-)


    (Sorry for weird formatting/litte question - was a premature post (1st time poster here))
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