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Vat

Posts tagged with "vat"

24 August 2012 in Money, Travel & Leisure

Have you found hotel website prices misleading?

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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.

(more about hotel VAT…)

11 April 2012 in Shopping, Technology

Is Amazon’s avoidance taxing the UK’s ebook retailers?

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I 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?

(more about Amazon’s ebooks…)

29 March 2012 in Food & Drink, Money

Is the ‘pasty tax’ taking the heat off meatier issues?

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Pasty-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.

(more about pasty tax…)

16 March 2012 in Money

Budget 2012 – what will George Osborne do for you?

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A 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?

(more about the Budget 2012…)

10 November 2011 in Shopping, Technology

Tax loophole closed – the end of cheap DVDs?

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If 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?

(more about closing the tax loophole…)

16 March 2011 in Money

Do you agree with our Budget predictions?

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George Osborne holding up the budget briefcase

Here’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.

(more about pre-Budget rumours…)

18 January 2011 in Money, Motoring, Parenting

Why should we pay VAT on child car seats?

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Baby in child car seat

Child 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?

(more about child car seats…)

5 January 2011 in Shopping

Why I’m avoiding the January sales

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Sale sign in shop window

With 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?

(more about the January sales…)

4 January 2011 in Money

How much will the VAT rise cost you?

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Piles of money with letters VAT on top

With 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?

(more about VAT hike…)

6 December 2010 in Money

Are you confused about VAT rates?

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Sign saying 'Confused? This way'

Do 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.

(more about confusing VAT rates…)

20 November 2010 in Money, Shopping

Are you buying now to avoid the VAT hike?

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Woman sitting with shopping bags

In 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?

(more about the VAT hike…)

27 October 2010 in Shopping, Technology

Will Sony’s VAT-back offer make you buy a new TV?

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Sir Derek Jacobi as Scrooge in Sony ad

Looking 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.

(more about Christmas tax-back…)

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