An SNP MSP has called for the Chancellor to follow the Irish government and scrap VAT on defibrillators. Ms Minto, the MSP for Argyll and Bute, has been campaigning for the tax to be scrapped in the UK. Defibrillators, which are used to restart the hearts of people in cardiac arrest, are currently subject to a 20% tax. Ms Minto has called on current Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to take similar action to the Irish government, warning him that he “cannot put a price on life”. She said: “Jeremy Hunt cannot put a price on life.

Source: The Herald October 30, 2022 01:06 UTC