Sharing a thought on tax!!

[Stormproof]

Time to bring back window tax

[TrueBlueTerrier]

"Standard rate tax looks set to be applied to all hot takeaway food, such as pasties and pies, as part of a government drive to close loopholes in the VAT system." Does this mean Greggs will have to raise their pie prices by about 20% ? Shock, horror.

Greggs Boss Ken McMeikan To Fight Pasty VAT As £30m Is Wiped Off Bakers' Share Price

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[DGP1]

I think at least some if not most of the list is lifted from the American tax system...or i have completely the wrong idea of what Liquor tax is.....
In that case Excise duty wasn't around in the 1600's unless the Native Americans were using it.

I missed this yesterday..............I certianly hope there's not a tax on it

[toofpick]

Yeah some of those taxes I've never heard of but I did notice hot food tax is missing..

isnt that just vat?

VAT Value added TAX....V..A..T is the tax on the tax already paid. See service stations for further information!!!

[Lounge Lizard]

"Standard rate tax looks set to be applied to all hot takeaway food, such as pasties and pies, as part of a government drive to close loopholes in the VAT system." Does this mean Greggs will have to raise their pie prices by about 20% ? Shock, horror.

Greggs Boss Ken McMeikan To Fight Pasty VAT As £30m Is Wiped Off Bakers' Share Price

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/03 ... 76950.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Greggs will just sell the pies cold now. Billy will soon get used to it.

[DGP1]

"Standard rate tax looks set to be applied to all hot takeaway food, such as pasties and pies, as part of a government drive to close loopholes in the VAT system." Does this mean Greggs will have to raise their pie prices by about 20% ? Shock, horror.

Greggs Boss Ken McMeikan To Fight Pasty VAT As £30m Is Wiped Off Bakers' Share Price

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/03 ... 76950.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Greggs will just sell the pies cold now. Billy will soon get used to it.

They'll just sell them hot straight out of the oven in norml shelves and when they go cold........they go cold.

[stokes11eg]

We've just had a £1 bakery open and that's very reasonable. You get 2 pies, 2 cakes, 2 small loaves, 4 rolls etc for a quid..................I'm obviously keeping its location secret in case Billy decides to move HQ Having said that he's hardly likely to get North of Watford...............makes you wonder how he manages to keep his scouse accent really or is it an affectation to amplify his working class roots.................when he retires do you think he'll move back north or wallow in the south, I'm sure he'll be able to afford it on his unchanged pension benefits.

[Lounge Lizard]

We've just had a £1 bakery open and that's very reasonable. You get 2 pies, 2 cakes, 2 small loaves, 4 rolls etc for a quid..................I'm obviously keeping its location secret in case Billy decides to move HQ Having said that he's hardly likely to get North of Watford...............makes you wonder how he manages to keep his scouse accent really or is it an affectation to amplify his working class roots.................when he retires do you think he'll move back north or wallow in the south, I'm sure he'll be able to afford it on his unchanged pension benefits.

"wallow in the south" definately. Lord ????? of ????? I'm not sure.

[ripio]

Not one of these tax's existed 100 years ago and our nation was one of the most prosperous in the world!

We had no national debt and a huge middle class, a large manufacturing base and mum stayed home to raise the kids!

What the hell happened?

We stopped stealing wealth from the rest of the world?

[dvbuk55]

Not one of these tax's existed 100 years ago and our nation was one of the most prosperous in the world!

We had no national debt and a huge middle class, a large manufacturing base and mum stayed home to raise the kids!

What the hell happened?

We stopped stealing wealth from the rest of the world?

When you say stealing, do you mean developing untapped resources and creating a wealth making industrial base