Quote Originally Posted by Organ Morgan. View Post
Aye, VAT is second only to inflation in the regressiveness stakes. Parliament's red team, who are widely believed to be the poor's friend, have a long history of kicking them in the nuts using both those taxes with the same enthusiasm as the blue team have.

Staying with the poorest, another plus from this COVID-19 outbreak is that thousands of formerly homeless people are today living in hotels and guest houses.
That's not the full story it's the Conservative and Unionist party that is historically known for hiking VAT rates, Labour less so.