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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent

Taxi firms crowdfund legal battle with Uber over VAT on fares in UK

An Uber-branded private hire vehicle in central Manchester on a sunny day
Uber wants VAT to apply to all private hire firms outside as well as inside London. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian

Two British taxi companies have launched a crowdfunding drive for the last leg of a lengthy legal battle with Uber that could result in higher cab fares.

Uber will seek, at a supreme court hearing in July, a ruling on contractual models that affect whether VAT applies to private-hire companies outside London, which it has argued would level the playing field across the UK.

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