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Caravan Site Fees paid in full do I get compensation

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  • JoNoPo
    JoNoPo Posts: 14 Forumite
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    I doubt any Park owner would be up front about what funding they get from government  or what it costs to run the site. It is suprising how some sites are quick to give some kind of refund and very quickly inform caravan owners but others dont even want to contact owners with any kind of information never mind a refund. 
  • John_
    John_ Posts: 925 Forumite
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    JoNoPo said:
    The site owners are also able to get financial support from the government. So really we are paying twice as government money is all of our taxes etc.
    Not really, the lowest-paid 60% of households don’t pay anything at all in when you look on a net basis (taxes paid minus benefits and tax credits received), so as has been the case for years now, “we” means only a minority of the population.
  • JoNoPo
    JoNoPo Posts: 14 Forumite
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    When I said "we" I mean myself and any other caravan owners who have paid site fees who may, like myself, be paying tax. I have paid income tax since I started work at 16 and Im still working and paying tax at 66, along with all the indirect tax we pay (VAtT etc.)
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