CallMeCurious Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 On 1/18/2024 at 7:50 PM, Trueblood said: Newspapers in physical form are gradually going the way of the dodo. Being killed, cooked and eaten to extinction by sailors? 😋 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Mexico Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 39 minutes ago, CallMeCurious said: On 1/18/2024 at 7:50 PM, Trueblood said: Newspapers in physical form are gradually going the way of the dodo. Being killed, cooked and eaten to extinction by sailors? 😋 This doesn't seem to be what killed off the dodo (and accounts of how tasty it was seem to vary). The main culprits seem to be introduced animals (especially pigs and macaque monkeys) eating their eggs plus deforestation removing both cover and the fruit they ate. Unless newspapers have used up all the trees so they can be printed, there doesn't seem much connection. (Everyone goes on about the dodo as an extinction icon, no one cares about the red rail). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passing Time Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 43 minutes ago, Roger Mexico said: This doesn't seem to be what killed off the dodo (and accounts of how tasty it was seem to vary). The main culprits seem to be introduced animals (especially pigs and macaque monkeys) eating their eggs plus deforestation removing both cover and the fruit they ate. Unless newspapers have used up all the trees so they can be printed, there doesn't seem much connection. (Everyone goes on about the dodo as an extinction icon, no one cares about the red rail). Dead as a red rail doesn’t have the same ring to it 😊 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Onchan Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/employers-owe-almost-1m-national-insurance/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Onchan Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 (edited) From Sky News (sorry I can't make it any larger). Edited January 31 by Andy Onchan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passing Time Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 1 minute ago, Andy Onchan said: From Sky News (sorry I can't make it any larger). should have happened a couple of years ago. Sadly, it's too late for quite a number of businesses 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Reducing VAT would be anathema to IoMG. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Phantom Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 9 minutes ago, Non-Believer said: Reducing VAT would be anathema to IoMG. They can't do it unless the UK do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 (edited) 1 hour ago, Andy Onchan said: (sorry I can't make it any larger). i bet you say that a lot. Edited January 31 by WTF 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blade Runner Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 If VAT rate is reduced you will better pull down the curtains on the rock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred the shred Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 I think our reliance of our share of the VAT is another concern, however I doubt VAT will ever get reduced unless they reduce selectively on a basic commodity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banker Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 1 hour ago, Blade Runner said: If VAT rate is reduced you will better pull down the curtains on the rock How’s your NHS going in your make believe paradise 😂 https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/jan/31/next-government-should-declare-nhs-a-national-emergency-experts-warn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopek Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Certain VAT rates can be varied, Energy and accommodation at 5% eg. Wouldn't do our revenue any good though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CallMeCurious Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Far better idea would be to raise the VAT threshold in line with inflation from it's current £85,000 which hasn't changed since 2017. CPI Apr 2017 = 124.6 CPI Dec 2023 = 157.2 An increase of 26% so, to match inflation it should be £107,000. That would certainly help smaller businesses in one simple change that could come into effect in April in time for the start of the season. Pretty sure VAT could tell you how many companies could de-register from that point on. It would also be fairer across the board than a complex scheme to target a specific industry sector and no doubt add more heads to HMRC to sort it out. Oh and while they are at it they could tie income tax thresholds to inflation too instead of the sly 'not increasing taxes' stealth increase in tax. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Expat. Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 2 hours ago, Banker said: How’s your NHS going in your make believe paradise 😂 https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/jan/31/next-government-should-declare-nhs-a-national-emergency-experts-warn you'd better hope it holds up, given the number of referrals you make to the NHS in a year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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