They'd have to put their retail prices up to do so though

VAT costs retailers nothing (except for admin costs). Maybe they could justify it to pay for the cost of updating all those hard-coded references to 17.5 they're all going to have to change.

Posted By: yarmyyarmy on November 24th 2008 at 13:59:24

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So lemme get this straight (General Chat) - Stoopish, Nov 24, 13:26:38
- that's using the assumption that retailers will pass the full saving on to their customers (n/m) (General Chat) - blindasabat, Nov 24, 13:34:44
  - surely they have no choice? (General Chat) - Charles21, Nov 24, 14:07:01
    - it's nowhere near that simple (General Chat) - blindasabat, Nov 24, 14:11:54
      - Well this is what I mean (General Chat) - Charles21, Nov 24, 14:18:41
        
        They will all have sales on their most popular goods (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 24, 14:21:59
        
        Those things have been out for weeks already (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Nov 24, 14:23:26
        
        Well memorise a few prices in high streets just before the VAT decrease and then (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 24, 14:26:40
        
        yeah, I'm sure you are right (General Chat) - Charles21, Nov 24, 14:30:54
        
        Not really. It's being packaged as a deal for the consumer, but what it will really (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 24, 14:44:59
    - yes (n/m) (General Chat) - shoddy, Nov 24, 14:10:43
      - right (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Nov 24, 14:12:11
  - They'd have to put their retail prices up to do so though (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Nov 24, 13:59:24
    - "all those hard-coded references to 17.5" (General Chat) - blindasabat, Nov 24, 14:04:08
      - We just did a study for changing VAT (Dutch wanted to increase it) and (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 24, 14:11:18
  - Lovely old likely fucking chance (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 24, 13:36:13
    - you know what would be really useful? (General Chat) - blindasabat, Nov 24, 13:53:01
      - Oh God no. It's coming, isn't it... (General Chat) - Yellalee, Nov 24, 13:55:02
        
        lol, nice one (n/m) (General Chat) - Stoopish, Nov 24, 14:40:04
      - When, will I, will I (General Chat) - pants, Nov 24, 13:54:32
        
        half 8... (n/m) (General Chat) - blindasabat, Nov 24, 13:56:41
      - Easy. McDonalds just make more profit. You pay the same. Then the prices rise.... (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 24, 13:53:52
- You underestimate the stupidity of the consumer (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 24, 13:34:38
- Yup (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 24, 13:34:25

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