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« Reply #30 on: Tuesday, June 22, 2010, 15:26:50 » |
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They want the country to keep spending to keep people in jobs etc etc keep econemy tickling along but then go and whack 2.5 on VAT i.e the things people buy so people will look more serios on what they buy so the econemy will slow down - anyone for a double dip recesion ?
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nevillew
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« Reply #31 on: Tuesday, June 22, 2010, 15:29:08 » |
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Aslong as fags/booze isnt affected i dont care  I think you'll find that the VAT increase will take care of that.
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Samdy Gray
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« Reply #32 on: Tuesday, June 22, 2010, 15:31:23 » |
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2.5% on VAT certainly won't make me consider spending any differently. It's not as if I'm going out spending £000s on luxury goods each month. An extra 2.5p in the pound is next to fuck all for most people. That's only an extra couple of quid (if that) on the monthly shop.
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nevillew
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« Reply #33 on: Tuesday, June 22, 2010, 15:35:21 » |
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that vat rise will cost me about 10 grand a year.
Only if you don't put your prices up. The age old economic price/demand dilemma looms. Surely you'll get relief on the entrepreneur CGT allowance ? 
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« Reply #34 on: Tuesday, June 22, 2010, 15:38:13 » |
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I've not had a pay rise for 2 years, probably wont get one this year and have a shit pension  And I'm also being made redundant in the next couple of months, and on statutory minimum redundancy.
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Colin Todd
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« Reply #35 on: Tuesday, June 22, 2010, 15:39:42 » |
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2.5% on VAT certainly won't make me consider spending any differently. It's not as if I'm going out spending £000s on luxury goods each month. An extra 2.5p in the pound is next to fuck all for most people. That's only an extra couple of quid (if that) on the monthly shop.
Exactly. Much like no-one went out and spunked loads of money beacuse of the previous 2.5% drop in VAT.
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« Reply #36 on: Tuesday, June 22, 2010, 15:42:44 » |
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The VAT rise will hit the club's revenue unless they (like Mexico Red) try to put up their prices.
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« Reply #37 on: Tuesday, June 22, 2010, 15:46:12 » |
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How where they lying? the lib dems always said they were going to cut. They've got their way on some things like the £1000 rise the the tax threshold
because of everythind he said during the election in critism.only to sit there today like a fucking churchill nodding dog in agreement. he wanted power,now he has it. he is a cunt and those saying i dont get this,public sector get that.so what? do 2 wrongs make a right? should others have their rights and entitlements taken from them, because some in the private sector didn't have it in the first place?
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« Reply #38 on: Tuesday, June 22, 2010, 15:48:55 » |
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why would a 2.5% affect people spending in the club shop?
So a £49.99 top will now cost £51. harldy any difference really. Club still make the same money.
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Samdy Gray
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« Reply #39 on: Tuesday, June 22, 2010, 15:50:16 » |
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why would a 2.5% affect people spending in the club shop?
So a £49.99 top will now cost £51. harldy any difference really. Club still make the same money.
Only if the club increase the prices by 2.5%. If they don't, they'll have an increase of 2.5% on the VAT bill with no extra revenue to cover it. Or they could just revert back to the days of my namesake and forget about the VAT all together 
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« Reply #40 on: Tuesday, June 22, 2010, 15:50:59 » |
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because of everythind he said during the election in critism.only to sit there today like a fucking churchill nodding dog in agreement. he wanted power,now he has it. he is a cunt
and those saying i dont get this,public sector get that.so what? do 2 wrongs make a right? should others have their rights and entitlements taken from them, because some in the private sector didn't have it in the first place?
They're the minority in a coalition government, they're obviuisly not going to get their way all the time are they? They are achiving more of their goals (ie raising the tax threshold to £10k) by bumming the tories than they would have stood on the outside. I dont really understand your 2nd point. Do you think the governemnt should just carry on spending money it dosent have and hope for the best?
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« Reply #41 on: Tuesday, June 22, 2010, 15:56:25 » |
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of course not. i know cuts are inevtiable. it's others fuck em attitude my point was aimed at.
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Bogus Dave
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« Reply #42 on: Tuesday, June 22, 2010, 15:58:23 » |
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Anything necessarily bad for students?
Like others have said, cuts were an inevitable necessity. It could have been worse too
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« Reply #43 on: Tuesday, June 22, 2010, 16:01:42 » |
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Anything necessarily bad for students?
I think having the Universities Minister describe you as "a burden on the taxpayer" isn't the best sign of positive things to come
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Bogus Dave
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« Reply #44 on: Tuesday, June 22, 2010, 16:06:08 » |
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That's always been the way though hasn't it? Be fucked without students (or decent/clever/innovative ones at least) in the long run.
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