Good news for charities

Charity text messages have been attracting 15% VAT but from this week charities will be able to allocate a short code to their texts to show that the VAT should not be levied. The phone operators will be responsible for checking that the charities are bona fide. The Institute of Fundraising would like to see mobile companies offer more to charities, for example lower tariffs, but this is at least a start.
Third Sector, 28 July 2009, p1