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Neutral Citation: [2025] UKFTT 01332 (TC)
Case Number: TC09680
FIRST-TIER TRIBUNAL
TAX CHAMBER
Civil Justice Centre, Birmingham
Appeal reference: TC/2024/02103
VAT – Value Added Tax Act 1994 Sch 9 (Exemptions) Group 7 (Health and welfare) item 9 –
statutory interpretation –Inco Europe Ltd –Marleasing –fiscal neutrality – appeal dismissed.
Heard on: 24 June 2025
Further submissions: 3 October 2025
Judgment date: 7 November 2025
Before
TRIBUNAL JUDGE BLACKWELL
Between
CASCADE CARE LIMITED
Appellant
and
THE COMMISSIONERS FOR HIS MAJESTY’S REVENUE AND CUSTOMS
Respondents
Representation:
For the Appellant: Mr Michael Ripley, instructed by Kingscrest Services Ltd (trading
as VAT Solutions)
For the Respondents: Mr Joshua Carey, instructed by the General Counsel and Solicitor to HM Revenue and Customs
DECISION
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- Introduction
- Legislative Framework
- EU VAT Legislation
- Welsh devolution and the regulation of social care in Wales
- Parties’ Arguments
- HMRC’s case
- Drafting error
- Updating construction
- Conforming interpretation
- Cascade’s response
- Conforming interpretation
- Discussion
- Drafting error
- Intended purpose of the statute
- Inadvertence
- The provision that Parliament would have made
- Conclusion
- Updating construction
- Conforming interpretation
- Alleged breach of EU law
- Is a conforming interpretation possible?
- Conclusions
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