No difference in Price between Tesco and Aldi

ElkyElky

Corona wrote: »

Does anyone ever wonder WHY Aldi's prices are so cheap ?

One of the main reasons is that they use every connivance available for them to pay as little UK corporation tax as possible.

As a comparison - in 2012, Morrisons paid more than 25% of its profits over to the UK Tax Office in corporation tax. Aldi paid just over 5%. (Lidl refused to answer the question at all - so the answer could be zero)

Think it doesn't matter to you and your family? Ask that question the next time a beloved relative is admitted to your local NHS hospital and they're short of nurses; or your local roads don't get repaired; or services for your elderly parents or grandparents get cut; or your child's school is in serious disrepair or short of teachers; or ...well, a whole HOST of services that we take for granted but are funded by TAX (tax that these companies are taking out of the country, funded by US to make OTHER countries richer).

What we are all doing by grabbing what seems cheap NOW is making our friends, neighbours and families pay for it in the longer run.

I don't blame the companies for taking advantage of these tax loopholes. It's completely legal so why not? The vast majority of people on this site are focused on saving money and will take advantage of coupons, discounts etc to save money.

Why shouldn't companies take advantage of the loopholes to save themselves money too? It's morally acceptable for us consumers to try save money but not the big bad evil companies?

I blame the government for having these legal loopholes and not working quicker to close them.

I do however think it's wrong for companies like Starbucks, Google etc to make millions/billions from the people in this country and not contribute back in to the economy but at the end of the day, it's still legal. My anger is with the government and not the companies. I would do the exact same thing and use these loopholes if I managed a big company - after all, that's pretty MSE.


I guess it's fine for us consumers to try and be money saving experts but not anyone else?

Always_after_a_bargin

gunsandbanjos wrote: »

Fair enough:)

Zooplus sell it cheaper than tesco,though if you've got vouchers from tesco it may work out better. http://t.zooplus.co.uk/shop/cats/cat_litter/clumping_litter/other_brands/186499

Thank you, I just looked the box we pick up is 5 litre at 5.49. This box is bigger and works out just over 4 quid for the 6 litre. Comes in a pack of three, So this is indeed cheaper at zoo plus. Will bulk buy now here. Very much appreciated. Will bulk buy and get free delivery.

Scritti

Corona wrote: »

Think it doesn't matter to you and your family? Ask that question the next time a beloved relative is admitted to your local NHS hospital and they're short of nurses; or your local roads don't get repaired; or services for your elderly parents or grandparents get cut; or your child's school is in serious disrepair or short of teachers...etc...

Ha ha! This is probably the single most ridiculous post I've ever read on the whole of MSE!

Yes, I completely understand what you're saying. The only issue I have with it is that it's total b*llocks.

STOP SHOPPING AT ALDI EVERYBODY!! WE'RE HURTING ALL THE LIDDLE CHILDWEN...

A._Badger

duchy wrote: »

There's probably an employment issue too
....

You're aiming at the wrong target with your xenophobic attitude....or maybe you're just racist-who knows.

Oh dear. There's always someone ready to start shouting 'racist.'

Precisely which 'race' do you believe the OP is impugning?

The simple fact is that all supermarkets are businesses and all of them employ accountants. Neither Tesco nor Aldi are charities and neither is worthy of the sort of over-emotional devotion or rabid antipathy so often displayed here.

rokoko

Slightly off topic, but to the person who mentioned NHS.
I am a foreigner who happens to study in the UK and from my perspective British healthcare system today is among the worst in the EU. Sure, it is easier to blame foreign companies(and foreigners too) for the incompetence of your own people, but that's not going to improve anything.

[Deleted User]

When Lidl opened here I wrote out a list of all the items that account for the biggest part of my budget, and took it round Tesco, Sainsbury, and Lidl. A few years later I repeated the exercise again when Morrisons opened.

Tesco were cheapest for most items, with Sainsurys cheaper on a few, and virtually nothing worth going to the others for. I found 10p off eggs at Lidl, but I wasn't going to walk an extra two miles just for that. The biggest bugbear with Lidl was that there was so much unavailable, so it just makes an extra trip rather than an alternative one.

Fredula

I found we were saving more by shopping at aldi rather than tesco although when we looked to see why, we realised it was because the quantities were reflected in the price. Eg, bags of crisps we were buying at tescos were 32g per pack. The same mulltipack type of snack was something like 19g per bag. There were other differences too but can't remember them atm

terra_ferma

Corona wrote: »

Does anyone ever wonder WHY Aldi's prices are so cheap ?

One of the main reasons is that they use every connivance available for them to pay as little UK corporation tax as possible.

As a comparison - in 2012, Morrisons paid more than 25% of its profits over to the UK Tax Office in corporation tax. Aldi paid just over 5%. (Lidl refused to answer the question at all - so the answer could be zero)

Think it doesn't matter to you and your family? Ask that question the next time a beloved relative is admitted to your local NHS hospital and they're short of nurses; or your local roads don't get repaired; or services for your elderly parents or grandparents get cut; or your child's school is in serious disrepair or short of teachers; or ...well, a whole HOST of services that we take for granted but are funded by TAX (tax that these companies are taking out of the country, funded by US to make OTHER countries richer).

What we are all doing by grabbing what seems cheap NOW is making our friends, neighbours and families pay for it in the longer run.

this must be the funniest post I've read this year (maybe a bit delusional?), companies like Tesco, Sainsburys etc use every trick in the book to reduce tax liabilities.
If you REALLY care about keeping money in the UK you should be shopping in your local independent stores. I would if I had decent shops near me and I could afford it.

terra_ferma

ElkyElky wrote: »

I don't blame the companies for taking advantage of these tax loopholes. It's completely legal so why not? The vast majority of people on this site are focused on saving money and will take advantage of coupons, discounts etc to save money.

Why shouldn't companies take advantage of the loopholes to save themselves money too? It's morally acceptable for us consumers to try save money but not the big bad evil companies?

I blame the government for having these legal loopholes and not working quicker to close them.

I do however think it's wrong for companies like Starbucks, Google etc to make millions/billions from the people in this country and not contribute back in to the economy but at the end of the day, it's still legal. My anger is with the government and not the companies. I would do the exact same thing and use these loopholes if I managed a big company - after all, that's pretty MSE.


I guess it's fine for us consumers to try and be money saving experts but not anyone else?

Totally agree, the big backlash against companies like Sturbucks was ridiculous, they followed UK rules, they were not committing fraud. The UK cannot woe business keeping taxes as low as possible, then complain we don't get enough money to pay for health and education.
A lot of companies we think as UK based in reality they have rather complex structure involving foreign subsidiaries/offices etc to reduce tax liabilities.

geordie_joe

terra_ferma wrote: »

companies like Tesco, Sainsburys etc use every trick in the book to reduce tax liabilities.

Well clearly they DO NOT. They don't use the same tricks as Aldi, Amazon, Google etc.

terra_ferma wrote: »

If you REALLY care about keeping money in the UK you should be shopping in your local independent stores. I would if I had decent shops near me and I could afford it.

So you don't REALLY care.