No difference in Price between Tesco and Aldi

terra_ferma

geordie_joe wrote: »

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



So you don't REALLY care.

You are a bit naive if you think UK companies are more ethical and don't use the same tricks.
I do care but I can't afford to pay prices charged by local independent shops, and I don't think there's much difference, ethically, between shopping at Tesco's or Aldi's/Lidl, they all want to make as much money as they can, end of.
My favourite option would be a buying produce from Riverford or similar, from UK growers and organic, which I hope I'll be able to go back to when finances improve.

geordie_joe

terra_ferma wrote: »

You are a bit naive if you think UK companies are more ethical

I didn't say I thought they were more ethical, I said they clearly don't use the same tricks as Aldi.

terra_ferma wrote: »

and don't use the same tricks.

They don't! Aldi, Amazon, Google etc. use the trick of saying the computer that actually processes the transactions are not in the UK, therefore the sale has not occurred in the UK and is not subject to UK tax.

The big 4 supermarkets DO NOT do this, therefore they DO NOT USE THE SAME TRICKS.

terra_ferma wrote: »

I do care but I can't afford to pay prices charged by local independent shops,

So why tell people they should use them?

We are all in the same boat, not much money in our pockets and not many shops on the high street. So why should everyone else be using them and not you?

patchwork_cat

geordie_joe wrote: »

You don't need to second guess, you've just been told!

I can't see where I have been told if Boots et al take measures to minimise paying tax in this country by having their head office in another country for tax purposes despite being a Nottingham name! Your comment is overly caustic for this thread.

MysteryMe

geordie_joe wrote: »

I didn't say I thought they were more ethical, I said they clearly don't use the same tricks as Aldi.


They don't! Aldi, Amazon, Google etc. use the trick of saying the computer that actually processes the transactions are not in the UK, therefore the sale has not occurred in the UK and is not subject to UK tax.

The big 4 supermarkets DO NOT do this, therefore they DO NOT USE THE SAME TRICKS.

You are right, the big 4 supermarkets do not use the same tricks as Aldi. Asda and Tesco use other tricks to lower their UK tax bill. Tax avoidance is tax avoidance regardless of how it is operated.


From Retail Week


Asda is the latest retailer to come under scrutiny over tax avoidance after it was revealed that payments it has made to US parent Walmart has cut its UK tax bill by £250m


From Tax Uncut


Tesco control 30% of the UK grocery market and have over 2,000 stores in the UK. In 2010 they made a profit of £3.4bn, yet they will still go to great lengths to avoid paying tax. Using complex legal structures Tesco has avoided stamp duty land tax to the tune of £90-£100m and £23m in stamp duty.

Tesco has its headquarters in the sleepy Hertfordshire town of Cheshunt. Something else that you can find there is Cheshunt Overseas, a limited liability partnership that has enabled Tesco to avoid £16m in tax through overseas business rules.