Do you expect to see the full price when you search for hotels online? We found many UK hotel chains breaching government guidelines and advertising rules by not including VAT in headline prices online.
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in Shopping, Technology
Is Amazon’s avoidance taxing the UK’s ebook retailers?
18I do love a good bargain, and Amazon’s cheap products lend the site massive appeal. But when do low prices become predatory, and at what point will the world’s biggest online retailer be considered a monopoly?
in Food & Drink, Money
Is the ‘pasty tax’ taking the heat off meatier issues?
18Pasty-gate – it’s a phrase that’s been in the mouths of the media ever since last week’s Budget 2012. So, as I ate my lunch yesterday (homemade sandwiches) I decided to find out what all the fuss was about.
in Money
Budget 2012 – what will George Osborne do for you?
18A year on from Chancellor George Osborne’s ‘Budget for Growth’ in 2011, Britain and consumers are still in poor financial health. So what do we want from the government’s 2012 Budget?
in Shopping, Technology
Tax loophole closed – the end of cheap DVDs?
9If you’re used to buying cheap DVDs and CDs online, you’ll have to cough up more as the government closes a Channel Islands tax loophole. It claims to be helping small businesses, but will our wallets suffer?
in Money
Do you agree with our Budget predictions?
12Here’s your chance to be Chancellor! George Osborne will deliver the Budget next week, and fierce speculation about what it will include is mounting. We weigh up the rumours and ask what you’d put in the budget.
Why should we pay VAT on child car seats?
7Child car seats are not only needed for peace of mind in the safety of our children, they’re also required to be used by all children up to the age of 12 (or 1.35m tall) by law. So why do parents have to pay VAT on them?
in Shopping
Why I’m avoiding the January sales
7With some online sales starting on Christmas Day and shoppers queuing through the night to get into stores first, the sales are certainly silly this year. But can you really bag a bargain, or do sales just stress you out?
in Money
How much will the VAT rise cost you?
8With the VAT rise being the talk of the country, how will that extra 2.5% hit you over the course of this year – and how are retailers coaxing shoppers in with this increase in prices?
in Money
Are you confused about VAT rates?
1Do you understand how much VAT is charged on the items you buy? Many of us are panic-buying to avoid January’s VAT hike without properly understanding the real rates we’re paying says a new survey.
Are you buying now to avoid the VAT hike?
6In case you’d forgotten, VAT is on the rise next year. Climbing to 20% in January, your major purchases could come with a bigger price tag. Current spending suggests shoppers are trying to beat it, but is it on your mind?
in Shopping, Technology
Will Sony’s VAT-back offer make you buy a new TV?
13Looking to jump into 3D by buying an expensive new TV? Or maybe you want to buy your nearest and dearest a laptop? Well Sony’s hoping to grab your attention by giving you VAT back on some of its products.