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Gove set to scrap VAT after Brexit if he becomes PM

Britain's Environment Secretary Michael Gove appears on BBC TV's The Andrew Marr Show in London, Britain June 9, 2019. [Reuters]

Michael Gove says he wants to replace VAT after Brexit if he becomes PM.

The Tory leadership candidate says the UK could replace it with a "lower, simpler sales tax" once we have left the EU.

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