VAT changes planned for January 2010
Earlier this year, we reduced the VAT following the government’s VAT cut. As the government has announced it will increase VAT back to the previous rate of 17.5%, from 1st January 2010, your monthly subscription for Sky TV, HD Pack and Multiroom and any stand-alone premium channels will increase slightly from this date onwards.
How is Sky implementing the changes?
To keep things simple, we’ll continue to apply rounded pricing. Therefore, from the 1st January 2010, Sky TV packages are increasing by 50p (50c) unless you take a package which has both the Sky Sports and Sky Movies Packs in which case the increase is £1 (€1 or €1.50 if a customer has 3 or more premium channels). The HD Pack and Multiroom subscription pricing is increasing by 25p (25c) back to £10 (€15) a month. As you pay for your subscriptions in advance you will see the changes in your December bill onwards.
Frequently asked questions
- What if I've paid for a service in advance?
If you have already paid for a service not due to be provided until after 1st January 2010, then this will have already been subjected to the new VAT.
- Managing your bills
Don't forget, you can manage your bills, choose when and how your subscription is paid and make one-off payments by logging into www.sky.com/mysky and selecting the options you require from the Billing Centre section.
We hope that this makes everything clear – and that you carry on enjoying all the great programmes and services you get with Sky.
- Why do Irish customers receive a VAT increase from 1st September 2010?
Earlier this year, we reduced our prices following the government’s VAT cut. As the government has announced it will increase VAT back to the previous rate of 17.5% from January 1st 2010, your monthly subscriptions for Sky TV, HD Pack, Multiroom and stand alone premium channels (as applicable) will increase.
As Sky TV is a UK company trading in Ireland, the packages you have subscribed to are subject to UK government VAT.
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