It’s not been mentioned much.
“BEAT THE VAT INCREASE!” all the adverts screamed after Christmas, like it was a ferocious financial monster speeding towards us from over the horizon as we ran from it clutching our wide screen TVs, beds, kitchen appliances and sofas.
Chancellor George Osborne, says he knows it’s tough. Stopping off to speak to the press as he returned from his skiiing holiday he said “VAT is a powerful weapon”. Really? Those Taliban must be terrified hearing us Brits now have 2 and half per cent more of it! “NO!! Not VAT?!! How will we ever beat the infidel now?” "Quick! See if we can get some black market Inheritance Tax.."
The thing is though some things don’t have VAT charged on them. Namely, books and babies clothes. So I’m going to beat the VAT increase by snapping up a load of half price baby grows in ASDA and stitching them together to make a suit to go with my encyclopaedia hat. Actually food doesn’t have VAT charged on it either - so maybe we should all start wearing Lady GaGa meat dresses! With everything so expensive it's not like we'll ever be able to go out and be seen in public anyway.
Post Christmas though, my trousers are so tight - I’m more worried about the FAT increase!
(Thankyouladiesandgentleman I'm here all week. No really, I can't afford to fill my car.)
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