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And your mobile phone bill is going to be more when you go abroad: Chancellor slaps extra 20 per cent tax on using your mobile phone abroad | The Independent
Presumably this will mean:
(a) more people in the Daily Mail complaining that they didn't realise that downloading the latest dross has given them a humongous bill
(b) less chavvy selfies of girlies pouting at their phone whilst pissed in Benidorm“Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.”Comment
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Once we leave the EU 20% will be the good old days. When I was in Tokyo it was £1.50 per Mb or thereabouts, £1/min for calls, etc.Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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Only applies outside the EU at the momentOriginally posted by darmstadt View Post(b) less chavvy selfies of girlies pouting at their phone whilst pissed in BenidormFirst they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. But Gandhi never had to deal with HMRC
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Excellent, it should encourage more people to support British tourist locations.Originally posted by d000hg View PostOnce we leave the EU 20% will be the good old days. When I was in Tokyo it was £1.50 per Mb or thereabouts, £1/min for calls, etc.The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn't existComment
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A fair point, encouraging people to stay home for holidays instead of flying abroad would keep money in.Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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Off to the seaside, yippeeOriginally posted by LondonManc View PostExcellent, it should encourage more people to support British tourist locations.
“Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.”Comment
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Most of us have evolved from Blackpool, Clacton and Southend.Originally posted by darmstadt View PostOff to the seaside, yippee

You're suggesting the equivalent of going to Los Angeles and staying in South Central.
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You mean the single market.Originally posted by d000hg View PostOnce we leave the EU 20% will be the good old days. When I was in Tokyo it was £1.50 per Mb or thereabouts, £1/min for calls, etc.
Feck my bank account doesn't charge fees inside the single market. Oh well it was good why it lasted...."You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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Dig for victory!Originally posted by LondonManc View PostExcellent, it should encourage more people to support British tourist locations.Comment
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Tax the bastard more, I say.
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