tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9565399.post58624196196421518..comments2024-03-21T09:30:11.468+00:00Comments on Man in a Shed: More stealth taxation in the name of fuel povertyMan in a Shedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00990902055642035293noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9565399.post-46345416735946398992008-06-01T10:32:00.000+01:002008-06-01T10:32:00.000+01:00Under EU rules, once VAT (a "European" Tax) has be...Under EU rules, once VAT (a "European" Tax) has been imposed it cannot be removed, and cannot go below 5%.<BR/><BR/>There is also a commitment amongst EU countries to apply VAT to all goods and services at a minimum common rate of 15% although I'm afraid I can't remember the proposed timetable, just that we're likely to miss it.<BR/><BR/>Yes, it's a percentage of VAT receipts that funds the EU.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02948105455433369982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9565399.post-24616091772568838612008-05-31T10:54:00.000+01:002008-05-31T10:54:00.000+01:00A start would be to remove the 5% VAT, Gordon Brow...A start would be to remove the 5% VAT, Gordon Brown imposed on Gas, Electric & water bills.<BR/>I have lost track of how many newspapers, lobby groups, MPs and the like i have written to demanding the removal of this tax.<BR/>Why a national daily hasn't taken it up as a campaign i don't know?old and angryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10460349012174678718noreply@blogger.com