Lol! very interesting vicky:D
was just skimming through th budget again and it seems they have done what livia suggested...An obesity tax (i agree its a good thing) I would maybe call it a satfat tax though. Fast food outlets and GREGGS are to put the 20% VAT rate on their goods....

yes no go a pay your tax :nono:

Says who?

Oh yes because who was it who asked for proof first?? Was it me.... no. Was it you.... oh yea that's who it was, it was you. :rolleyes:

Don't get cross charlie :bawling:

It is still an unnecessary good. They can dance, they can make up stories, they can sing, they can do anything else the millions of people in the world do who don't own a bloody tv. For people to even think tv is necessary is so absolutely ridiculous it is unreal, is that really the culture we are in, that life is only deemed liveable if we have TV. For gods sake, really.

I am in no way cross. :crazy:

Well, I cannot get the people I talk to to speak on here, so you be as idle as you want. I did also state that NOT ALL felt like that. I would search online to find people who felt like that, but I really don't care enough. I offered my opinion on this subject, if you don't like it or disagree with it, then I'm afraid that is tough.

Im in no way crazy charlie...Not today anyway..:)

Ok, i understand it is your opinion. I will ask you to explain this comment in your post though, who can be as idle as they want?....

I never said it was a necessity if you read my post? Same as a washing machine isn't necessary. Or many other items. Maybe they could read, but I suppose books are deemed as luxuries. Maybe listen to music, but then again stereos, mp3 players and cd's are again luxuries. Dancing, singing and making up stories? Hmm. Interesting. Do you mean in their own homes? I don't know about you but I would not fancy singing to myself all night and telling myself stories.

Charlie i appreciate you are very young, alongside economics can i suggest you look into sociology?
It may, or may not give you a different perspective on this topic.

I doubt personally that even the most hard hearted politician would begrudge anyone on low incomes having a TV.
Of course people didn't have one and other things decades ago but times change and things progress.
We all have things we couldn't have ages ago.

I stocked up last week with a couple of packets, but was surprised when I went into Asda today and my cigarettes are still the same price, where as they have gone up in other outlets. No idea why?

Hmm they might have reduced the price that they sell them at so the tax increase makes no change to the price, would mean they make less profit themselves though

Pall Mall are still the same for me

They will be till the new ones are in production properly

All the other supermarkets have gone up though Smithy?

right..im sick of all you smokers now...I demand you stop! ok?

Don't think it would be anything to do with not having new ones, they were all supposed to go up in price 6pm the day it was announced in the budget I think

Sorry Kizzy it did not work. Was worth a try though.

Prices compared....

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t...lrm/fags-1.jpg

Even the fags at Waitrose are more expensive

I know. It's cheaper to get them delivered than it is to buy them instore!