Time To Lower VAT? Retail Sales Die Off

DecentLivingWage

Now that manufacturing (eg Nissan) and Services are on their knees, and Retail didn't bail them out like usual, the economy and retail growth in particular needs a shot in the arm - wouldn't it be good if the Cons sanctioned a temporary lowering of VAT? It might offer some hope to struggling small retail businesses and larger employers too. Would help a lot of poorer working families too.

chewmylegoff

http://m.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/aug/26/vat-cut-ineffective

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DecentLivingWage

chewmylegoff wrote: »

http://m.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/aug/26/vat-cut-ineffective

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OK

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/01/17/uk-britain-tax-borel-idUKBRE90G0VB20130117

(A campaign to create thousands of jobs by lowering vat on eating out!) Coming soon to a town nr you.... (maybe Croydon first tho....:D)

Thrugelmir

Government overspending. Time to cut welfare bill?

mrginge

Alternatively, lets make a massive fire out of fifty pound notes and melt all the snow. That would do more good than chucking it away in some pointless temporary vat reduction.

A._Badger

Thrugelmir wrote: »

Government overspending. Time to cut welfare bill?

How about just 'time to cut government'?

Thrugelmir

A._Badger wrote: »

How about just 'time to cut government'?

That's happening . If you are refering to the Civil Service.

Generali

A._Badger wrote: »

How about just 'time to cut government'?

It's the same thing really: welfare is well over half of central Govt spending IIRC. Cutting Govt spending and cutting welfare spending are synonymous.

A._Badger

Generali wrote: »

It's the same thing really: welfare is well over half of central Govt spending IIRC. Cutting Govt spending and cutting welfare spending are synonymous.

It was meant as an ironic comment.

Please don't tell me I'm going to have to start using smilies.

Thrugelmir

A._Badger wrote: »

It was meant as an ironic comment.

Please don't tell me I'm going to have to start using smilies.

On these political threads totally Confucius.

"Learning without thought is labour lost; thought without learning is perilous".

Generali

A._Badger wrote: »

It was meant as an ironic comment.

Please don't tell me I'm going to have to start using smilies.

I'm just being particularly thick today. Don't mind me, normal service will be resumed once my brain cools down.