Please read the following table in HTML format from a webpage and then answer the question in detail according to the table. Each table cell is defined by a <td> and a </td> tag. Each table row starts with a <tr> and ends with a </tr> tag. 'rowspan=m' and 'colspan=n' represents a cell spaning over 'm' rows and 'n' columns.

Webpage title:
Value-added tax in the United Kingdom
Table title:
Historical rates
Table:
<table id='hittask' contenteditable='False'>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > From </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > To </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Standard rate </th></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 18 June 1979 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 18 March 1991 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 15.0% </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 19 March 1991 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 30 November 2008 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 17.5% </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1 December 2008 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 31 December 2009 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 15.0% </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1 January 2010 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 3 January 2011 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 17.5% </td></tr>
<tr> <td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 4 January 2011 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Present </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 20.0% </td></tr>
</table>
Question:
What was the growth of the standard rate of VAT?
Answer:
The standard rate of VAT was increased from 17.5% to 20% on 4 January 2011.