No such thing as U.K. law What percentage of Scots and English Common Law has been superseded by ECJ Judgements? Which elements of the “U.K. tax regime” are ruled by the EU. Explain why income tax, property tax, alcohol tax are different between Scotland and England whilst both are in the EU? Explain what the U.K. will do differently with its territorial waters. If you are referring to fish, detail what percentage of GDP, post Brexit, the UKs new fishing industry will represent and detail the value dependent upon freedom of movement for just in time delivery to the EU Explain why giving up a free trade agreement with 1) The largest single market in the world 2) which has free trade agreements with Japan and Canada as well as 3) the 50 poorest countries in the world Is better than starting from scratch and having no free trade agreements with anyone Please explain why leaving the EU will relinquish the U.K. from the required 2% of GDP expected from nato membership and the USAs control over how/when/if we can let of a Trident Rocket? Please give examples of when the EU Has commandeered U.K. military assets for its own campaigns. Please explain why the U.K. designed and built aircraft carrier has no planes and the Trident submarine fleet is insufficiently funded to provide. 27/7/52 etc deterrent? Apart from that, you have one thing right: BJ is aiming for Mays WA minus the backstop——-and that’s never going to happen. So it is “hard Brexit” or nothing
Impossible when the U.K. is planning market divergence from EU standards. This effectively moves the EU border and leaves Ireland “outwith” the EU. Exactly the same as NI would be if it stayed in the customs unions.so if the U.K. won’t accept that wrt to NI, why would the EU wrt to the RoI? For those interested in the facts regarding the EU border and for example how it is handled between Norway and Sweden see here http://brexitborder.com/sweden-norway-border-no-model-ireland/ It’s worth remembering that whilst Norway is not in the EU, it is in 1) The Schengen Area (we are not) 2) the Single Market (which we are leaving)
Thank you. You've quite eloquently explained why the EU should sit back round the table and seriously join in trying to find an alternative solution to their unacceptable 'Backstop'.
Or accept that we are leaving without the WA at all, and begin discussing future trade terms (Even though we aren’t allowed to do that till we achieve 3rd World Country status).
Which elements of the “U.K. tax regime” are rutled by the EU. Explain why income tax, property tax, alcohol tax are different between Scotland and England whilst both are in the EU? Don't the EU have a lot of control over our Vat, we can't reduce it on sanitary products or energy, didn't they recently stop us from reducing vat on solor energy. If I'm wrong then ignore this post.
All EU VAT will be controlled by the EU council in future, that is where it is going - just like the Armed Forces
the EU, that includes the UK Gov decided on minimum VAT rates. The claim: Vote Leave says the UK cannot lower VAT rates as long as it is in the European Union. Michael Gove said the 5% rate of VAT on household gas and electricity bills could not be scrapped because of EU rules. Reality Check verdict: EU rules mean the UK cannot reduce VAT on goods and services below 15%, the standard rate of VAT in the EU. The standard rate of VAT in the UK is 20%, so the government could reduce it by up to 5% today if it wanted. Domestic fuel is on a special list of pre-approved goods and services that are subject to lower VAT rates and it would require the agreement of all other EU members to reduce it further. EU countries have been co-ordinating their VAT rates since 1992, as part of building up the single market and ensuring there is no unfair competition across national borders. Under EU rules, countries must apply a minimum standard VAT rate of 15%. They have an option of applying one or two reduced rates, no lower than 5%, to certain specified goods on a pre-approved list. Further reduction of the VAT rate, including to 0%, is also allowed but only for the goods which were taxed at that rate before 1991 and since then.
Got to worry about some peoples grip of basic economics. Services, schools, road building etc all need funding. Reduce vat, but the missing revenue will still need to come from somewhere. There is no free ride. Bloody EU again though....stop being silly.
VAT rates. Different rates of VAT apply in different EU member states. The lowest standard rate of VAT throughout the EU is 17%, although member states can apply reduced rates of VAT to certain goods and services.
The lowest rate can be 15%. The lowest rate is 17%. Where’s the ambiguity? Governments need money and are charging more than the minimum allowed, but that doesn’t change that the EC have overall control.
none here, gove and others said you couldn't reduce it. turns out you can. so far nobody has dropped below 17% doesn't mean you cant go down to 15%. it also doesn't mean the EU took this decision without our permission. we are the EU.
Gove said we couldn't reduce the 5% on energy, he is correct the EU 28 collective won't let us. We can't change the minimum rates by ourselves, only by approval of the 28.
Wool over eyes folks. The Cons do not want to reduce vat, it would result in loss of revenue. Fact; they can drop it by several percent now. Why dont they? Because they are playing a blame game.
why would you even want to drop the 5%? i can claim it back on work related bills. 5% is f,all. i guess it beats taxing the energy companies... i dont see the oil companies pulling out of Norway where they paid 24bill in taxes on the same product with similar extraction levels as us where the companies only payed the UK exchequer 1bill.
There are no Conservatives. There's only Old Labour, New Labour and We'll Be a Lot Like Labour in Order to Get Votes. Oh, and LibDems - whatever the Hell they are meant to be.
