Hospitality Call to Arms!

[Happier diner]

3 hours ago, A fool and his money..... said:

Which part don't you understand?

All of it. Try to read it as if you were not the one who wrote it. 

[Happier diner]

22 hours ago, finlo said:

The adjustment is only in one direction these days.

No it's not 

[Happier diner]

21 hours ago, Non-Believer said:

So if 19% though eating out was expensive, does that mean that 81% though it was good value?

[finlo]

1 minute ago, Happier diner said:

So if 19% though eating out was expensive, does that mean that 81% though it was good value?

No, I dare say they were the only ones that were asked.

[Manxman1234]

H&B sneaking in first of their pre TT rises, and to be closely followed by their min wage rise 

[finlo]

3 minutes ago, Manxman1234 said:

H&B sneaking in first of their pre TT rises, and to be closely followed by their min wage rise 

Snuck one in now so they can also do the pre TT hike!

[Manxman1234]

Just now, finlo said:

Snuck one in now so they can also do the pre TT hike!

Possibly one of the biggest factors in the decline of hospitality on island is H&B. Places like Peel with no H&B pubs seem to always be busy 

[The Voice of Reason]

23 hours ago, finlo said:

And then they send you a begging letter for more!

Well it’s not a begging letter.

It’s asking for the balance of any tax due owing on the amount you have earnt, or income received.Not a difficult concept to grasp I would have thought.

[finlo]

12 minutes ago, The Voice of Reason said:

Well it’s not a begging letter.

It’s asking for the balance of any tax due owing on the amount you have earnt, or income received.Not a difficult concept to grasp I would have thought.

The word grasp is very appropriate!

[Happier diner]

47 minutes ago, finlo said:

No, I dare say they were the only ones that were asked.

That doesnt make sense. Wouldn't it then be 100%

[A fool and his money.....]

1 hour ago, Happier diner said:

All of it. Try to read it as if you were not the one who wrote it. 

Ok, I'll do my best to simplify it for you.

It may not be true that you pay 22% income tax on a second job. But if your income tax goes up when you take a second job, by 22% of what you earn in your second job, then it amounts to the same thing.

Is that any better for you?

[A fool and his money.....]

36 minutes ago, The Voice of Reason said:

Not a difficult concept to grasp I would have thought.

That's what I thought before reading this thread.

[Gladys]

2 minutes ago, A fool and his money..... said:

Ok, I'll do my best to simplify it for you.

It may not be true that you pay 22% income tax on a second job. But if your income tax goes up when you take a second job, by 22% of what you earn in your second job, then it amounts to the same thing.

Is that any better for you?

So, should a second job be tax free or have a second full personal allowance applied to your earnings from it? 

[A fool and his money.....]

1 minute ago, Gladys said:

So, should a second job be tax free or have a second full personal allowance applied to your earnings from it? 

No, I don't think so. I can't see that working, or the need for it tbh. I think there should be more tax brackets and I think the personal allowance should rise with inflation every year.

I just think it's disingenuous of government to put so much effort into addressing a misconception which, in many cases, is not a misconception at all.

[Non-Believer]

52 minutes ago, Manxman1234 said:

Possibly one of the biggest factors in the decline of hospitality on island is H&B. Places like Peel with no H&B pubs seem to always be busy 

They can still impact the free houses who are "economically obliged" to get stock from them. Standard stuff like Carling that can be bought for £2.75 a pint in the UK is touching £5 a pint by the time H&B have got it here and sold it on.

I've seen posters on here describing H&B as having a superb business model. Yes, if you want to drive it into the ground in favour of haulage and convenience stores.