The VAT increase the tories brought in as soon as they came into power from 17.5% to 20% meant straight away an extra £33 on food bills, where you pay it for 'non essentials' and yet VAT is on mobility aids for the elderly and sanitary products but not the lottery, betting or bingo.
Guess what else it's not on now?...
'Government outsourcing is expected to increase after the coalition removed VAT charges for private sector bidders on public sector contracts'
That's good on two counts, they can sell off more of the NHS
and there will be less of a paper trail back to them so we'll be less likely to find out they're directly profiting from it.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/274999e0-c...#axzz3UvwtmVRh