Irish Taxi Forum
Public Area => Taxi Talk => Topic started by: John m on September 23, 2022, 03:10:48 pm
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Cross-border shoppers won’t be getting the same tax breaks as other visitors to the UK after Northern Ireland was left out of the British government’s new VAT-free shopping scheme.
Under a proposal put forward by UK chancellor Kwasi Karteng on Friday, non-UK visitors to Great Britain will be able to claim VAT refunds on goods they buy in shops, airports and other departure points – if they’re taking it home in their personal baggage.
But because the scheme is limited to England, Scotland and Wales, consumers from the Republic of Ireland can’t simply slip over the border to get 20pc off their shopping.
That means Irish visitors to London will be able to get a new iPhone 14 for just £879.20, but the same device in Belfast’s Victoria Square Apple store will cost £1099. At the higher end of the price spectrum, a top-of-the-range £83,000 Hublot men’s watch will run a discounted £66,400 in Britain.
While the change in the UK VAT regime seems designed to attract wealthy foreign shoppers looking for cut-price luxury goods, it leaves Northern Ireland retailers largely outside of the UK’s bid to revive the British economy, the mini-budget “Growth Plan 2022”.
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Great to see the British Government treating the North differently to the rest of the UK .Is that not what they were complaining about was wrong with the Protocol ?
Will Irish Customs now start searching bags from UK .
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Bring back the Booze Cruise. 8)
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So one could buy an EV at UK prices, claim the UK VAT back, pay ROI VAT and (no?) VRT?
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That brexit ting was the best ting they ever done ....I see the European beurocnuts are calling for
Russians to be givin refugee status in Europe ....
Don't tink ingland be taking 1 .....
Imagine housing an feeding the enemy ....an they are the enemy threatenin to blow us all up ....
Yu cudnt make this up ....if that obese midget who's away wit the fairies in the aras starts goin on bout cead mile failte to the Russians ill seriously be lookin for a gun ....
Madness
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Those Russian refugees will probably have a few guns for sale so it'll be a win-win for all!
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Those Russian refugees will probably have a few guns for sale so it'll be a win-win for all!
Sinn Fein/IRA buried their guns in concrete laced with Mica/Pyrite, they could recover them with a rusty spoon. 8)
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Those Russian refugees will probably have a few guns for sale so it'll be a win-win for all!
Sinn Fein/IRA buried their guns in concrete laced with Mica/Pyrite, they could recover them with a rusty spoon. 8)
Certainly could....if they used Tom MctouchyFeely.