Quote Originally Posted by Wales-Bales View Post
The political classes like money, as it allows them to enjoy their Ł40 cheeseburgers and Ł50 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?