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Originally posted by AtW View PostLow taxation, how is that possible in a country that got no other revenues to fund massive spending?Comment
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Originally posted by filthy1980 View Postby not having massive spendingComment
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Originally posted by meridian View PostWhether it's currently a "failing path" is only your opinion. Most other countries around the world seem to see the way forward is to form regional trading blocks, so perhaps you know something they don't...
As Brexiters are fond of mentioning, we already trade with other countries outside the EU, so your plan appears to be to feck things up for the 40+% of trade that goes to the EU, and force everyone to ship their goods and services elsewhere?
for some any tariff or tax will not make a British import viable, for others they still wouldn't be able to get the same product from another supplier at a competitive price so trade continues
same works the opposite way around.
the EU may want to slap a 10% tariff on JLR cars imported into the EU, how would the German and French car manufacturers feel about a similar 10% tariff applied to their exports and eating into one of their most lucrative markets?
the above scenario would apply to a host of industries and once the EU based corporations begin to influence brexit negotiations you'll see the EU's hard ball tactics quickly soften and we'll end up with some form of a mutually beneficial deal, likely to take a lot longer then April 2019 to implement howeverComment
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Originally posted by AtW View PostDeficit is still £50-60 bln, to break even you'd have to cut NHS spending by 50% at current levels of taxation.Comment
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Originally posted by filthy1980 View Postover the period of a couple of decades I'd happily cut the NHS budget in half
Brexit means £350million a week extra for the NHS.…Maybe we ain’t that young anymoreComment
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Originally posted by filthy1980 View Postyou're assuming that post brexit EU nationals and companies will instantly not want British good or services
Why would you buy your kettles from the UK supplier where everything gets stuck in customs and you have to fill out a load of paperwork when you can buy alternative ones from Denmark for example.
These are small companies that do all their business within the EU and can't be bothered with the hassle of looking beyond the EU.
Of course no-one is suggesting companies will stop buying British goods altogether just it will get harder,Last edited by BlasterBates; 23 October 2017, 15:21.I'm alright JackComment
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Originally posted by filthy1980 View Postover the period of a couple of decades I'd happily cut the NHS budget in halfComment
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Originally posted by BlasterBates View PostOn a German TV program small business owners were saying things like once the UK is out of the EU they'll simply drop UK companies from the suppliers list, so it will happen unless importing goods remains easy. Most of the stuff these companies buy from the UK can be bought from elsewhere in the EU.
Those British businesses that are still viable will have to move to EU in order to stay alive, it won't be pretty, but on a plus side Business owners will get flat rate 25% dividend tax in Germany compared with 38% here, that's nearly half reduction of tax bill!Comment
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Originally posted by BlasterBates View PostOn a German TV program small business owners were saying things like once the UK is out of the EU they'll simply drop UK companies from the suppliers list, so it will happen unless importing goods remains easy. Most of the stuff these companies buy from the UK can be bought from elsewhere in the EU.
Why would you buy your kettles from the UK supplier where everything gets stuck in customs and you have to fill out a load of paperwork when you can buy alternative ones from Denmark for example.
These are small companies that do all their business within the EU and can't be bothered with the hassle of looking beyond the EU.
Of course no-one is suggesting companies will stop buying British goods altogether just it will get harder,Comment
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