Government to donate VAT on X Factor charity single
Profits from sales of the single will be donated to two children鈥檚 charities, Together for Short Lives and Shooting Star Chase.
Louisa Johnson was announced as the winner of the reality show. Image: PA.
Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, has announced that the government will donate VAT on sales of the X Factor winner鈥檚 charity single.
Profits from sales of the single will be donated to two children鈥檚 charities, Together for Short Lives and Shooting Star Chase.
In recognition of the support both charities provide through their work with children with life-limiting illnesses and the wide-ranging support given to their families, the government will make a charitable donation to the charities, equivalent to the VAT payable on the sales of the single.
皇冠体育app government has previously waived the VAT on the Save the Children single, Band Aid Ebola single, 2011鈥檚 Military Wives Choir single, and the 2010 Haiti earthquake appeal single.
George Osborne, Chancellor of the Exchequer, said:
It is great news that Together for Short Lives and Shooting Star Chase Children鈥檚 Hospice are to benefit from the proceeds of this year鈥檚 X Factor winner鈥檚 single.
I am a great admirer of the tremendous work that these charities do to support children with life-threatening and life-limiting medical conditions, and those who love and care for them.
I am very happy to announce that the government will refund all VAT on sales of the single.
I urge people go out and buy it in great numbers this Christmas so that as much money as possible is raised to support the charities鈥� work.
I hope it will help those families who are going through unimaginably difficult times, at a time of year that must be particularly difficult for them.