LFT tests1 Jun 2021 08:51
Calls to end the holiday Covid test rip-off: Ministers are urged to honour pledge to slash cost of screening so families don't face being priced out of summer trips abroad
As a starting point, we are urging the Treasury to axe VAT on the so-called ‘gold standard’ PCR tests, which would slash costs significantly. Campaigners also want ministers to look across the Channel, where several countries have axed VAT, introduced a cap on the cost of tests, or are even providing them for free to help the travel industry rebound.
Some are calling on ministers to consider greater use of cheaper lateral flow tests to help lessen the cost. And many have demanded that travellers who are fully protected against Covid, with both doses of a vaccine, should be subject to less stringent requirements.