General Discussion
Car industry warns over dangers posed by Brexit and diesel threats www.telegraph.co.uk/.../2017/.../car-industry-warns-dangers-posed-brexit-diesel-threa... 28 Nov 2017 - Slow progress agreeing a Brexit deal risks undermining the competitiveness of the UK car industry, the Government has been warned. Tony Walker, president of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders ,used his ...
2018 European Union VAT rates The EU sets the broad VAT rules through European VAT Directives , and has set the minimum standard VAT rate at 15%. The 28 member states are otherwise free to set their standard VAT rates. The EU also permits a maximum of two reduced rates, the lowest of which must be 5% or above. From: https://www.vatlive.com/vat-rates/european-vat-rates/ I wonder ...
Brexit: Huge economic cost of leaving EU outlined in government ... www.independent.co.uk › News › UK › UK Politics 7 Feb 2018 - North-east England , the West Midlands and Northern Ireland will suffer the biggest hit to economic growth after the UK's withdrawal from the EU, according to secret Brexit impact studies released to MPs by the Government. ...
The UK market can only buy cars, from whatever country, if it has the economy that enables its citizens to do so.
The UK, overall, may not have voted for Brexit. That's what may have been different.
Brexit is brexit - yes, and cheese is cheese. " When we voted to exit, did anyone know what they were voting for? I doubt it very much because no one knows what is going to happen, how it is going to happen and why it should happen, now. It appears to me that everything is one big guessing game and until it happens, that is when judgements can and will be made." But it will be ...
On a different thread (the one concerning Brexit and farming) @MajorP posted a comment concerning Brexit and the car industry/costs. I responded with a comment about car sales jobs at Marsh Barton. MajorP: “there is talk about imposing a tarriff on imported cars when we leave. As Exeter is the biggest (Marsh Barton) in Europe where you can buy any make of car of your choice. what ...
@Majop - why not start a new thread on the subject of how Brexit (whatever form it ends up taking) might impact on the UK car manufacturing/sales and allied industries and those employed in them. We may not have a lot of car manufacturing in the south west but I for one know people who live in Dawlish who work in car sales at Marsh Barton.
"As for Brexit, I can’t understand why 58 per cent of farmers were in favour , because it will bring even more uncertainty. At least the EU provided them with 55 per cent of their income in subsidies –the Government says that subsidies are protected until 2020 – but what happens then? Farmers will be competing with the NHS and education for funding. As for trade, farmers could be competing ...
This mess has apparently be in situ for some time. I have been in contact with Cllr Alison Foden about this matter and she has requested that I put the following on here: " I have reported this load of rubbish numerous times since I noticed it last summer 2017 to the then DTC town clerk, asking that TDC be chased on this. I have repeatedly asked for more litter bins with lids near the ...
