As long as they pay full corp tax on UK profits it's fine.
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what UK profits?Originally posted by AtW View PostAs long as they pay full corp tax on UK profits it's fine.Comment
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Not bad. Considering that the ones below the UK probably get a significant discount from Russia.Originally posted by CheeseSlice View Post
Interesting when you factor the taxes in.
Germany paying more than UK overall, but purchases from market for far less than UK. The rest is tax.
Wouldn't like to heat a home in Sweden
McCoy: "Medical men are trained in logic."
Spock: "Trained? Judging from you, I would have guessed it was trial and error."Comment
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Let's get on with fracking, then we can have a significant discount from ourselves.Originally posted by lilelvis2000 View PostNot bad. Considering that the ones below the UK probably get a significant discount from Russia.
Npower have just cut my bills. Maybe they'll announce a 10% rise tomorrow, but it's true that they have cut them slightly which is not according to the script.Will work inside IR35. Or for food.Comment
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What exactly does that mean?Originally posted by AtW View PostAs long as they pay full corp tax on UK profits it's fine.Let us not forget EU open doors immigration benefits IT contractors more than anyoneComment
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I might invest in a poo burning machine.While you're waiting, read the free novel we sent you. It's a Spanish story about a guy named 'Manual.'Comment
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Paying corp tax due on corp profits made in UK.Originally posted by DodgyAgent View PostWhat exactly does that mean?Comment
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Pair that with an Indian restaurant and you're onto a winnerOriginally posted by doodab View PostI might invest in a poo burning machine.Doing the needful since 1827Comment
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Isn't that called a sauna?Originally posted by SueEllen View PostIn Nordic countries if you live in an apartment you have communal heating, which together with the triple glazing etc keeps the cost down.“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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Gotta laugh at the public relations disaster for British Gas today:
British Gas Twitter Q&A backfires on day of huge price increases | Metro News'Orwell's 1984 was supposed to be a warning, not an instruction manual'. -
Nick Pickles, director of Big Brother Watch.Comment
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