Re: 2003 TDCi clutch and brakes - workshop pricing guru?

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>, Caesar Romano 
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>Just curious. How is the UK vat applied? Is it one percentage value
>across the UK, or does it vary from area to area?
>
>Is the vat applied to labour & services?


Value Added Tax (VAT) is 17.5 percent and added to goods, labour and 
services and applied nationwide at the same rate.

Some things are VAT exempt such as some foods and, I believe, children's 
clothing. Domestic fuel, gas[1] and electricity, are slightly different 
and only have a 5 percent VAT rate - however many of the large domestic 
fuel suppliers have increased their prices by around 15 to 20 percent in 
the past few weeks.

[1]
In the UK we put petrol in our cars and not gas :)  Petrol has addition 
taxes over and above VAT hence the 1+ GBP (approx. $2 US) for a litre.
-- 
Alan
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