Quote Originally Posted by Wales-Bales View Post
The political classes like money, as it allows them to enjoy their £40 cheeseburgers and £50 breakfasts at our expense. They recently announced the end of austerity, but the "temporary" 20% VAT rate in still with us!
If I remember rightly, the excuse for introducing VAT in the 70s was our impending membership of the Common Market - presumably it will be abolished if we leave the EU at the end of this month?