The Telegraph reports that in addition to exempting PCR tests from VAT when administered or overseen by a registered nurse, the Treasury is looking at whether to fully exempt all Covid tests from the tax charged at a rate of 20%.
It would mean the cheapest PCR tests currently available to the public, which currently range from £60pp to upwards of £100pp, could fall to below £50pp.
Testing will be a feature of all three categorisations of countries under the government’s new traffic light system for the resumption of international travel.
