Neil Arlidge wrote... >David Cragg wrote: >> I must admit to being puzzled that VAT could be lowered. In the past >> it was said that VAT was subject to an EU rule that it could not be >> reduced in a member state without all the other member states giving >> permission. So is this true and if it is has the gov got a >> dispensation as long as VAT is only down from next Monday to the end >> of next year if you do want to save a few hundred buying a posh boat. > >It can't need permission, as VAT rates vary anoung EU countries. >Austria 20% >Netherlands 19% >ROI 21% (going UP to 21.5% just before Xmas) >France 19.6% >Germany 19% >Belgium 21% >Italy 20% > Golly - that makes 17.5% look like a good deal! -- Martin Clark
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