Graham Stuart is encouraging all those opposed to the caravan tax to sign the public petition urging the Government to change its position and scrap the tax in advance of a presentation to Parliament on Tuesday 22^nd May.

The petition, which notes that the caravan tax would cost jobs and not generate significant revenue, has garnered tens of thousands of signatures from constituencies across the UK.

Graham said “So far I have received more than three thousand signatures from the residents of Beverley and Holderness and I know my colleagues have accepted many more from their own patches as well.

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Graham Stuart, the MP for Beverley and Holderness, has taken further action this week to defeat the caravan tax and tabled a motion calling on the Government to reject plans for an increase in VAT on static holiday caravans.

This is the latest measure in the cross-party campaign pressing the Government to scrap plans for a caravan tax.  It comes after Graham organised a meeting between MPs and caravan manufacturers in Beverley, led a delegation to the Treasury, tabled an amendment to the Finance Bill, secured an additional debate in the House of Commons, and met with Chancellor George Osborne to press the issue.

Graham said “I am pleased that a number of colleagues were willing to demonstrate their opposition to the caravan tax and I hope more will do so.  I will not let this issue rest until we have persuaded the Government to change course on their misguided effort to institute a caravan tax.”

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