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gianluigi

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25th Nov 08 at 11:26

I'd fly to Antigua

Doug

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25th Nov 08 at 11:27

The link is to the daily mail so I refuse to open it.

Atleast start posting links from a proper newspaper that will actually have proper stories in them please.

Ojc

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25th Nov 08 at 11:29

quote:
Originally posted by Doug
The link is to the daily mail so I refuse to open it.

Atleast start posting links from a proper newspaper that will actually have proper stories in them please.

I tend to agree, that paper should be banned from circulation. So bad to read, you would think the world was going to end by the way they continue to rant on.

Ojc

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25th Nov 08 at 11:30

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Originally posted by gianluigi
I'd fly to Antigua

To be with your mums family, Jenny & Rita?

Doug

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25th Nov 08 at 11:31

But people will read anything and then belive it.

Same with Americans. They see something on the news and take that as gospel, not knowing that what they are seeing on the news is controlled by higher powers

gianluigi

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25th Nov 08 at 11:32

quote:
Originally posted by Ojc

quote:
Originally posted by gianluigi
I'd fly to Antigua

To be with your mums family, Jenny & Rita?

I know Jenny, but I don't know Rita.

Ojc

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25th Nov 08 at 11:35

The one with the fresh hair cut, side parting & a border?

gianluigi

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25th Nov 08 at 11:36

quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
The one with the fresh hair cut, side parting & a border?

yep free entry tickets too.

Ojc

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25th Nov 08 at 11:39

Look don't take mans for a dunce I've been on this for 100 months and I've never stopped doing this not once.

gianluigi

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25th Nov 08 at 11:41

Right, whats going to happen if you start getting rowdy now?

Ojc

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25th Nov 08 at 11:44

You will get B U N

Ojc

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25th Nov 08 at 11:45

...then I'll take a hammer to your Audi

gianluigi

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25th Nov 08 at 11:47

DaveyLC

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25th Nov 08 at 12:48

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Originally posted by Hamish
so 30p of the price of fuel has just been knocked off. And you still find a reason to complain.

So because the price of fuel artificially rose to extortionate levels and has now come back down I should be thankful?? You my friend are very naive.

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25th Nov 08 at 12:52

As for leaving the UK I'd love to go to N.Z. but the distance would be a killer.

And if I knew I could learn the language and settle I'd go to china

Yes theres a distance issue to, but its such a great place (as long as you have got money)..

[Edited on 25-11-2008 by DaveyLC]

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25th Nov 08 at 13:07

Dropping VAT from 17.5% to 15% is not 2.5p in the pound! its 2.1p in the pound difference;

If you pay £1.00 for something then the orginal price - VAT is not (100-17.5) 82.5% of the final value ie £0.825; It is actually £1.00/1.175=£0.851
if you then pay 15% VAT instead of 17.5%; £0.851*1.15 = £0.978

so a 2.5% drop in VAT is only worth £0.022 in your pocket per previous £1.00

so on a £100.00 purchase @ 17.5% VAT you'll now spend £97.80 at 15% - I don't know about anyone else but a £2.20 saving per £100.00 won't push me to spend anymore or less

[Edited on 25-11-2008 by LiVe LeE]

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25th Nov 08 at 13:13

Even on 'big' purchases its such a small saving its pointless.. I want to buy a new TV so looking at 6-700 quid which equates to just over £13.. WOOPDIEDOO!

This VAT decrease is all about hiding the inevitable fuel duty increase, thats the ONLY reason.

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25th Nov 08 at 13:20

quote:
Originally posted by DaveyLC
Even on 'big' purchases its such a small saving its pointless.. I want to buy a new TV so looking at 6-700 quid which equates to just over £13.. WOOPDIEDOO!

This VAT decrease is all about hiding the inevitable fuel duty increase, thats the ONLY reason.

And to make labour look like they are doing something worthwhile so they get voted back in.

The world is screwed financially tbh, and its been destined that way from the start.

Hamish

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25th Nov 08 at 13:28

quote:
Originally posted by DaveyLC
Even on 'big' purchases its such a small saving its pointless.. I want to buy a new TV so looking at 6-700 quid which equates to just over £13.. WOOPDIEDOO!

This VAT decrease is all about hiding the inevitable fuel duty increase, thats the ONLY reason.

spot the daily mail reader.

How many transactions happen in the UK in one day where this VAT decrease will come ino play. A fair few tbh.

Im pretty sure fuel duty is the sole reason

Ojc

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25th Nov 08 at 13:32

The reason it's been done is for companies to save money, not really for the consumer. The amount it will save them is quite significant.

Fro

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25th Nov 08 at 13:43

I post a good few millions of pounds worth of cash a month that the company i work for receives from invoices sent to the government so they'll be saving money too

Daveskater

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25th Nov 08 at 13:50

http://www.petrolprices.com/blog/fuel-prices-to-rise-as-motorist-hit-with-p-duty-increase-106.html

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