Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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18 January 2011
10:4889374The V.A.T. is being put on by the E.U. not over in the UK
Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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18 January 2011
11:5289384Hardly mud slinging Howard - merely reminding Brian of the simple facts of the relevant recent past.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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18 January 2011
13:1589392the problem is that the proposed tax levy(as vic points out above) has nothing to do with the reds,blues or yellows.
Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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18 January 2011
13:3389395That is not quite true Howard.
Before Labour the UK had a veto over tax issues and the EU were not allowed to raise their own taxes. I am not quite certain of the present situation as I have not had time to research it, but if the EU now has the power to do this then it is Labour who failed to stop them getting this extra power.
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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18 January 2011
16:3689411There is no operational mechanism for the EU to collect taxes in member states.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Brian Dixon
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18 January 2011
18:1989435barry,its only in the consolation period as i understand it.
i will rephrase my other post it started in richard the lion hearts time when his brother john took over the kingship and screwed the pheashants.reminds me of the preasnt goverment.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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18 January 2011
18:3389442peter
my understanding is that the e.u. can levy a tax, each nation state would then collect it.
i find many of the rules emanating from there so confusing, i may be wrong on this.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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19 January 2011
00:0289479I don't think King John screwed any pheasants Brian, he may have eaten a few, but I'm sure he didn't screw them first - it's against the law, always has been.
Roger
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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19 January 2011
08:4189501roger,the gentle folk of this country were screwed not the pheasants as you sugest.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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19 January 2011
08:4689505You suggested pheasants were screwed by King John, Brian - post number 26.
Roger
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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19 January 2011
08:4789507my way of spelling peasants,the dumb people who pay to much tax.