40%

[Old Greg]

The Guardian’s article is a bit “Fake News” all right.

There’s a focus in it on food price increases in Northern Ireland, when everyone knows that there will be no tariffs collected on any food imported to NI from Ireland and the rest of the EU - the U.K. is not putting up a border....

Ironically, the Remain-voting border counties can just drive into the Republic and pick up their groceries tariff-free.

I doubt food will be cheaper in RoI than in NI.

[Bean]

I don’t see why you’re correlating a reply to a different thread.

Basically, I'd asked to see your workings, but in another thread you said;

Well that’s my maths ****ed.

So I then posted that quote and said don't bother (supplying your workings) and then you replied to that with;

SNIP
I’m probably wrong anyway, my maths is a bit tulip today.

I agree.

HTH

[NotAllThere]

Other similar rates apply for other cheese types.

The effective rate (ie the tariff paid by the importer) is different for each cheese type, but is roughly between 20% and 50%.

Block cheese has the lowest tariffs. It'll make Britain grate again.

[Bean]

SNIP
Now what about the people that are JAMs now, and can’t afford an increase?

They will have to cutback, look for alternatives, etc...

What do they do when prices increase due to droughts in producing countries (as opposed to Brexit), for example?

What are you going to do to help them?

Donate to the uplifting foodbanks of course

What did YOU do to help them, for all the times gone past, when food prices went up due to monsoons, droughts, poor yields, etc. ?

[Bean]

So much fake news. If your rea a proper patriotic news site, you'll see what nonsense this all is.

Free trade deal will not hike food prices - J D Wetherspoon

not ftfy


What is incorrect in the following verbatim quote from the link you posted?;

Provided the government takes the sensible decision to opt for free trade, there would be no extra taxes/tariffs on EU imports. And by deciding not to impose taxes on the EU, there would be no taxes either on non-EU imports – WTO rules require all countries are treated in the same way, in the absence of a “deal”.

The result of the free trade option would be a reduction in prices in shops and pubs, since the EU today charges these invisible taxes on wine, rice, coffee, oranges and more than 12,000 other non-EU products.

[meridian]

What did YOU do to help them, for all the times gone past, when food prices went up due to monsoons, droughts, poor yields, etc. ?

I live directly across the road from a Calvary food bank. Not only do I donate food to them every week, but I also see the numbers of people referred there already.

Perhaps that’s why it’s a bit more personal for me, I see the direct effect on people now, so I’m worried about what the future will hold for them.

[Bean]

I live directly across the road from a Calvary food bank. Not only do I donate food to them every week, but I also see the numbers of people referred there already.

Perhaps that’s why it’s a bit more personal for me, I see the direct effect on people now, so I’m worried about what the future will hold for them.

Oh good, so my prior suggestion was bang on the money then.

The main point, is that food prices fluctuate due to a number of factors.

People have to 'cope' regardless of the reason behind the price rises.

So to focus in on Brexit is strange, but not unexpected on this sub-forum.

I'm personally more worried about the homeless, ya know, the ones without a roof over their head but they also having those exact same price rise problems as the 'JAMs'... only with no income...

[meridian]

I doubt food will be cheaper in RoI than in NI.

Hmmm, true. And even if it were, any currency devaluation in Sterling would make it more expensive anyway.

[meridian]

So to focus in on Brexit is strange, but not unexpected on this sub-forum.

Of course. That’s what this sub-forum is for, to blame everything on Brexit / blame everything on anything BUT Brexit *


*delete as appropriate

[DimPrawn]

You could do with some weight loss AtW, Brexit will do you good in the end.