Ooops they did it again: Shoppers could face VAT on food

[norrahe]

I am trying to get an allotment just now, 15 year waiting list round these parts. What is the point really in wating. Shed loads of council land that could be turned over for this purpose near me but could you see tesco happy with everyone growing their own food.

You might want to look into landshare

[AtW]

They won't do it, because if they do that will push official inflation up like 10%+.

[minestrone]

You might want to look into landshare

I have been keeping my eye on that, (one of the reasons why I think C4 have a claim to the licence fee as well but that is another story) not really much in my area sadly.

[HairyArsedBloke]

They can't tax what grows in my plant pots............

Nothing so exciting unfortunately.

There was a little garden that went with the condo ex-mrs HAB and I had. When we moved in, one of the first things she did was to go through all the plants in the garden to see what they were. “O.K. that’s nice. She can look after all that”, thinks HAB.

Then she comes in and drags me out to look at some of them asking what they are. Fracked if I know one plant from another. Then she goes on about someone from work that said that her neighbours got into trouble with the police because there was marijuana growing in the garden that they knew nothing about. This is a classic joke played by the locals on the expats and the stupid tart had fallen for it hook, line and sinker.

I was told about the gag as soon as I said we were looking for a new place. I was talking to one guy from one of the gardening companies. He says that he gets calls all the time to look around peoples gardens to check them out. I asked if it was one of his marketing ploys, but he said he’d been in the business ten years and the joke pre-dated him by a long way.

[Fred Bloggs]

I'm sure they'll introduce a gardening tax to prevent "tax avoidance" on VAT on foods.


Seriously I don't think this will happen. I think VAT to 20% will happen instead.

Correct.

[SueEllen]

I am trying to get an allotment just now, 15 year waiting list round these parts. What is the point really in wating. Shed loads of council land that could be turned over for this purpose near me but could you see tesco happy with everyone growing their own food.

Tesco will be fine.

You can't grow oranges, pineapples and bananas outside in the British climate. And loads of allotments ban livestock and chickens.

[threaded]

They can't tax what grows in my plant pots............

Actually... if you're selling it, the tax man will want their cut.

HTH

[minestrone]

Tesco will be fine.

You can't grow oranges, pineapples and bananas outside in the British climate. And loads of allotments ban livestock and chickens.

Salads are a killer, 1 quid for a small bag. you could get a bag of 200 seeds for a quid.

The illegals are keeping chickens down the road from me, outbreaks of chicken mites in the area.

[SueEllen]

Actually... if you're selling it, the tax man will want their cut.

HTH

That's the trick though.

You never sell your surplus. You swap it or give it away.

[AtW]

You swap it or give it away.

That's benefit in kind dear Sue - even giving it away creates good will and possibility to benefit from it in the future.

Please turn yourself into the nearest tax office for further questioning.

Yours,

HMRC