Time To Lower VAT? Retail Sales Die Off

Graham_Devon

BertieUK wrote: »

..There are many families that a 2.5% reduction on their maintenence costs of replacing say a basic kitchen at £5,000 would save them £125.00 thats not to be sneezed at.;)

It's hardly anything in the grand scheme of things thought is it.

It's not going to make a family suddenly able to afford that kitchen. All it's going to do is make it cheaper for those who would have spent that kind of money anyway.

Plus, there was no evidence last time prices fell, or that prices rose. A TV was still £279.99 regardless of the VAT cut or rise. This was also shown when everyone said the increase of VAT would fall out of the CPI figures. (Big argument on here!!) It made hardly any difference, as prices hadn't changed.

Fella

BertieUK wrote: »

Thank's for the link...If you have taken part in several polls then you must have been in the right area at the right time:)

No you can sign up to sites like Yougov & they pay you to do them.

BertieUK

Fella wrote: »

No you can sign up to sites like Yougov & they pay you to do them.

Thank's for the link... To be honest this is the first that I have heard of such a site on the internet, but surely this takes away the 'randomness' of the poll, I always thought that these polls were taken randomly within the community. Gosh you learn something everyday.

leveller2911

DecentLivingWage wrote: »

What about if the participants asked were thinking 'it's only a matter of time now, when Labour come back in soon ,they will lower vat,albeit temp - and I will get my new kitchen/ diy stuff etc then? Would add up to a fair bit saved - if they could put up with the wait!

Not really Nu-Labour would slap a stealth tax on kitchen door hinges and drawer runners.

Fella

I'm not an expert, I guess there is more than one type. But probably most of them have to offer people something 'cos not many people want to spend 10-20 mins of their life doing a poll for nothing. Some people make a little money on the side doing polls, as well as Yougov there are other sites. They do stuff like preview adverts & get feedback on them etc. Pretty sure there's a board that covers it somewhere on MSE, there was before.

Generali

chewmylegoff wrote: »

So the poll is wrong (I'll remember that next time you start going on about opinion polls showing labour leading - you can't have it both ways). Can you post some positive evidence that VAT cuts work? (Ed Balls saying VAT cuts work is not evidence that they do).

You'd be better off asking Kermit, at least he's a proper Muppet.

mrginge

DecentLivingWage wrote: »

Todays voters are not uneducated sheep!

Sorry, i was under the impression that a large proportion of the electorate simply vote for the same party each time regardless of policies.

This, in my mind would suggest that describing them as 'sheep' would be fairly accurate.

DecentLivingWage

leveller2911 wrote: »

Not really Nu-Labour would slap a stealth tax on kitchen door hinges and drawer runners.

Lol !!


(ok, i ll unscrew each old hinge, door handle and offer up to the new doors...) must be a saving somewhere there.... this is moneysaving debate after all...

A._Badger

No need. You're already unhinged.

DecentLivingWage

chewmylegoff wrote: »

So the poll is wrong (I'll remember that next time you start going on about opinion polls showing labour leading - you can't have it both ways). Can you post some positive evidence that VAT cuts work? (Ed Balls saying VAT cuts work is not evidence that they do).

When you post the evidence relating to the poll that appeared to show lower vat doesnt boost spending!

Q1 Who commissioned that particular poll?

(PS Have you read Fraser's new piece? Says top Cons inc Ashcroft have lost confidence in poll method since Obamas election, preferring to be guided by bookies!! (You heard that idea here first forumites! ) Currently Lab 6/4 to win of course.... I think it was in Telegraph. Well researched, well written.