tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post8215001280538766904..comments2024-03-17T12:51:33.240+00:00Comments on Zelo Street: Delving Into The VATTim Fentonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00726447899972084146noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-41242182726344107122011-01-05T17:34:10.933+00:002011-01-05T17:34:10.933+00:00It was Amazon - not sure where they source their s...It was Amazon - not sure where they source their stuff from. I also bought some CDs at HMV in Crewe earlier in the day, and from this morning's news, that may not be an option for much longer.<br /><br />And thanks for looking in again!Tim Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00726447899972084146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-34877724240809003492011-01-05T14:37:43.307+00:002011-01-05T14:37:43.307+00:00"So when I ordered a CD online yesterday, the..."So when I ordered a CD online yesterday, the price had gone up – only by a few pence, but it had increased."<br /><br />Don't know if your CD came from Amazon, but I believe they (and other large internet retailers) use a distribution address in the Channel Islands to avoid paying VAT. This is one of the ways Amazon can undercut prices offered on the High Street...by stores which pay more in the way of business rates, provide more jobs and thereby contribute more payroll taxes (Income Tax & NI).<br /><br />I wonder if the VAT hike will have a further (marginal) negative effect on such small retailers?James1878https://www.blogger.com/profile/06944890743694738260noreply@blogger.com