Finance Bill

The primary point that I raised was the impact on charities, which is dealt with by proposed subsection (1A)(a) in amendment 57. The Exchequer Secretary said that some of the impact would be ameliorated through gift aid, but he needs to acknowledge that larger charities with the necessary bureaucracy can take advantage of gift aid, but smaller ones more often than not cannot. A number of other charities equally cannot take advantage of it. Is there anything that he can say about ways in which the impact of the VAT rise on charities can be ameliorated?