- UT upheld FTT’s decision that prescription drugs and contraceptives in the UK were part of a single VAT exempt supply of healthcare services
- Spectrum Community Health CIC provided VAT exempt healthcare services in prisons in England
- FTT’s decision that Spectrum made a single exempt supply of ‘primary healthcare or health and social care’ was appealed before UT
- UT upheld FTT’s decision and dismissed Spectrum’s appeal
- UT noted that transaction should be viewed from the perspective of the recipient of the supply
- Different specifications or identifiable elements within a single price paid do not determine if a supply is single or multiple
- Care needs to be taken to determine if a supply is single or multiple before applying a particular exemption
- Reference: Spectrum Community Health Cic v The Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs
Source: dlapiper.com
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