Tories study plans for 20pc VAT

Rochdale_Pioneers

mbga9pgf wrote: »

Tell that to someone that works in a Rural area.

I'd tell them they have a choice not to do that job or live where they live. I have a 94 mile round trip to work and back every day. I have a choice not to do that job or to live where I do.

bluey890

Rochdale_Pioneers wrote: »

Why? You don't have to drive in the same way that you have to eat. Its a choice.

Of course not. In fact driving a car using a knife and fork whilst sipping red wine is probably illegal.

Really2

Graham_Devon wrote: »

What do you reccomend. I'm quite partial to a pair of skrotum shades as the moment.

That explains something in the middle of your forehead. (Joke Graham, if any one wrote that I would have done the same joke:):D

movingforward2010

Rochdale_Pioneers wrote: »

Why? You don't have to drive in the same way that you have to eat. Its a choice.

need my car living rural to get to work

if i dont work - i dont eat!

mbga9pgf

No, rochdale would prefer us all working on commune farms making tractors, with all his little red card carrying commie mates.

chopperharris

tories will go for at least 21 percent vat , but still not target companies that do their best to make uk money yet avoid uk tax by having an overseas head office.


Ive never met a poor politician , incl nulabour (aka Icantbelieveitsnotconservative).

LizzieS_2

Rochdale_Pioneers wrote: »

Why? You don't have to drive in the same way that you have to eat. Its a choice.

I didn't notice many motorists (or many people at all) content with the little savings they would make from the VAT reduction to 15%. Yet if VAT goes up, everyone complains.

Perhaps political parties should consider raising VAT, whilst at the same reducing taxes - done correctly they can still raise more than they give away and complainers would be those who buy non-essentials.

zappahey

tomterm8 wrote: »

That's not really a solution for most people, is it Steve? In any case, my solution is better... tax anyone buying a house, wherever they are, at the same rate.

That's the solution over here in Belgium, only it's 12%.

People don't move house much.

Rochdale_Pioneers

wxmlad wrote: »

need my car living rural to get to work

if i dont work - i dont eat!

You could live or work elsewhere though - its a choice. If you don't eat you die. Thats not a choice - thats why food is VAT free.

thriftybabe

Davesnave wrote: »

Would it be that unpopular? I can't remember feeling terribly excited when the rate was cut by 2.5%.......in fact I recently calculated a few ex-VAT purchases I made on t'Internet at 17.5% and spent the next 10 minutes wondering why their figure & mine didn't tally!

Mind you, maybe 'how soon they forget' is only applicable to drops, or old fogeys like me!

We clients who say to us all the time "we do not want to pay VAT". This is a blow for our small business of extensions if this happens. TBH expecting it to go up no matter who gets in at the next GE.