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Lidl not increasing VAT to 17.5%
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DCFC79
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Thought id tell you guys that lidl are keeping the vat at 15% and not increasing it to 17.5%, its from the 28/12/09 but not sure when it ends, its in the lastest leaflet eg the 1 with a big circle with a cross through it with vat 17.5% in the circle
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VAT doesn't go up till 1/1/10 so there is no reason for them to put it up on 28/12/09.
Whilst on this note, stores have been given some flexibility about shelf edge labels in first week of January due to VAT changing. Not sure if that means Tesco etc will refuse double difference etc.If you find you are drinking too much give this number a call. 0845 769 75550 -
Thought id tell you guys that lidl are keeping the vat at 15% and not increasing it to 17.5%, its from the 28/12/09 but not sure when it ends, its in the lastest leaflet eg the 1 with a big circle with a cross through it with vat 17.5% in the circle0
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And don't forget most food is zero-rated for VAT anyway so there's no VAT in the first place...0
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Exactly.
Can anyone explain though why fruit juices get VAT added but cake doesnt?
Most, if not all, staple foods are zero rated for VAT purposes.
This includes cakes, many biscuits, fruit & veg, etc.
However, luxury foodstuffs such as chocolate topped biscuits are liable for VAT. Similarly, fruit juices are considered a luxury and therefore also attract VAT at the standard rate.
Nothing to stop you buying the fresh fruit and squeezing the juice out yourself, then there will be no VAT to pay
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Well im just passing on what it says in the leaflet, it says "VAT Increase ? No Thanks Darling! At lidl we are not passing on the 2.5% VAT increase to our customers",0
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Doritos made from corn...no VAT Crisps made from taters VAT to pay.
Which 2000 quid a week pillock thought that one up.0 -
they may not have reduced the pricing in the first place so it could just be as normalAlways ask ACAS0
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I think M&S aren't changing food prices to reflect the new rate of VAT until something like the 12th Jan (not sure of the exact date) as there will be too much going on around 1st Jan to implement widespread price changes.
Luckily non-food items have kept the same price tickets throughout with a reduction being applied at the till, they just need to cancel the reduction when the team get time after the 1st.0
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