tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post8060729525363941004..comments2024-03-05T10:52:24.691+00:00Comments on Mark Wadsworth: Air Passenger Duty bleating LOLZMark Wadsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-53627682924910013732017-02-22T20:11:53.206+00:002017-02-22T20:11:53.206+00:00I had a dig at the Telegraph in the comments above...I had a dig at the Telegraph in the comments above. So fairs fair. This is rather good and fills in some gaps for me. 10/10 <br /><br />One small point: Hate the mixing of the seperate groups;'landlords' with 'business' that goes unchallenged at one point.Even implies that LVT is a universal canon of economics - if only :)<br /><br />http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/autumn-statement/11972695/Everything-you-need-to-know-about-business-rates-but-were-afraid-to-ask.htmlMikeWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15455583313857077618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-10806307791021904282017-02-21T18:37:00.154+00:002017-02-21T18:37:00.154+00:00Re spoof and real mail,
I did actually send that ...Re spoof and real mail,<br /><br />I did actually send that one :)MikeWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15455583313857077618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-50525904107043462082017-02-21T18:01:39.389+00:002017-02-21T18:01:39.389+00:00LF, that requires a whole new post!
MW, well said...LF, that requires a whole new post!<br /><br />MW, well said.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-71350135713701622017-02-21T15:12:45.921+00:002017-02-21T15:12:45.921+00:00Letter to 38 Degrees who have been duped by this t...Letter to 38 Degrees who have been duped by this too:<br /><br />No- you are wrong on this! Business rate is a 'good tax'. It is close to Henry George LVT. It just needs to be done as a replacement tax (pound for pound) for 'bad tax' like like VAT, National Insurance and Income tax. Sorry, but if you are siding with Daily Mail and Telegraph you must know this protest stinks! Look at the data. Yes the rental value of land in the middle of nowhere is small and a chippy in Chelsea is high. So? Headline should be: Business revolt grows in Tory South and London over 'outrageous and unfair' rate change!MikeWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15455583313857077618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-89203865753654580942017-02-21T10:06:13.849+00:002017-02-21T10:06:13.849+00:00@Gatwick and Heathrow are running at close to 100%...@Gatwick and Heathrow are running at close to 100% capacity.<br />Can long haul flights not go from Stansted, Luton etc? If so why don't some of the specialized ones (cities with not many flights so people will be less fussy go there).<br />For example going to Colombia direct in the summer from Heathrow is £300-500 more than indirect which is a massive difference.<br />L fairfaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12274756119129254373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-86867021313751042262017-02-20T18:15:28.240+00:002017-02-20T18:15:28.240+00:00M and L, ta for back up.
At least with APD, they ...M and L, ta for back up.<br /><br />At least with APD, they are not bleating about "small local airports".Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-27764254253907572002017-02-20T17:38:32.074+00:002017-02-20T17:38:32.074+00:00M. I've been having fun on the Telegraph and e...M. I've been having fun on the Telegraph and elsewhere making those points about BR :-)<br />Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586735342675041312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-72735200147255071332017-02-20T16:13:10.641+00:002017-02-20T16:13:10.641+00:00Similar arguments about Business Rates. If these a...Similar arguments about Business Rates. If these are so bad, why are the most successful businesses paying the most? Surely all shops in London would have shut down ages ago and moved to Scunthorpe. The revaluation is a good thing for the latter and indeed 2/3 of businesses who are seeing a reduction or no change. It's just 6 years too latemombershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09650866436764567516noreply@blogger.com