Virgin Consumers

from the what-a-champion dept

The same highly successful business man that brought you Virgin airways will soon be launching a consumer shopping website that will supposedly fight the forces that lead to a “rip-off Britain”. I hope his new service succeeds but the tides of over taxation and overpriced goods will be very difficult to beat here in England.
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    Tax Payer and glad of it, 22 Aug 2000 @ 3:35am

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    Over taxation? Bollocks! Yes some goods are overpriced in the UK, but we are certainly not over taxed.

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      Ryan, 22 Aug 2000 @ 3:52am

      Too much Tax!

      Really? 17.5% VAT (for others that's basically sales tax) seems like a rip-off to me compare it to florida which has a sales tax of 7%! Not to mention how much gets directly deducted from our salaries!

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