Ireland is not the only country where VAT has become a political hot potato; consider the BritishLabour Party’s decision to impose VAT, at a rate of 20 per cent, on private school fees in the UK, from January of next year, leading many parents to pull their kids out o...
In September 2024, the general Finnish VAT was increased from 24% to 25.5% with effects to lounge access at Helsinki Airport, purchased as a travel extra, and internet access purchased for Finnish domestic flights. The price of a flight ticket consists of the ticke...
There are two main charges to be aware of when buying from Amazon US in Ireland: Value-added tax (VAT) and customs duty. Let’s take a closer look at these below. VAT Unfortunately, you must pay VAT on all goods received from outside the EU¹. Before 1 July 2021, you weren’t ...
The process you follow - and the fees you’ll need to pay - to register your company depend a lot on the business entity type you choose. In total, the cost for registering a company in the UK can include a few different charges, including legal and agent fees, and a Companies House...
LONDON -- The UK can scrap all tax on tampons and other sanitary products after a doing a deal with the European Union on Thursday evening, according to multiplereports. Tampons and other sanitary products currently have VAT of 5% levied on them, the lowest rate allowable under EU law. ...
We must have a debate abut the UK and the rest of Europe urgently. Ed Davey is right to call for us to rejoin the Customs Union as a first step back in to the wider European family. When even the new Tory Leader, Kemi Badenoch, recognises that Brexit was badly handled surely there ...
Six UK-based and two Ireland-based organic control bodies are currently approved by the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) to license individual organic operators. The control bodies oversee organic production and offer advice to ensure the integrity of organic products placed ...
So we should expect free rider problems. Suppose a representative of the Rich People’s Union asks for a $10,000 donation to fight for lower taxes. There are hundreds of thousands of rich people, so you’re pretty sure your one donation isn’t going to push anything over the edge one ...
” Charity shops,bookmakers and nail bars do not a High Street make. ”– -You forgot the endless opening of fast food places run by ” penniless” immigrants, who, as the UK border Force program shows regularly, employ illegals. OK, they get a fine of up to £10k per illegal perso...
The second department provided a full response a fortnight later. On this evidence, on FoI perhaps Northern Ireland deserves a rather higher rating than the rest of the UK. available at SAMathieson.com for £9.99Leanpub for US$11.99 plus VAT...