Englanders! I have a question for you.

[Chaotic42]

What's the "vat man"?

I'm watching a British TV show about the worst jobs in old England. The host keeps talking about the vat man, who is apparently not popular.

Who is he? Some kind of anti-Batman?

Edit: is, not his.

 

[ElFenix]

vat = sales tax, so i suspect he is the guy that collects it

 

[TitanDiddly]

He ventures into the the vats of human waste?

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
vat = sales tax, so i suspect he is the guy that collects it

He goes to your house?

Man, that would suck.

 

[Descartes]

I'm watching these shows too They're great...

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: Descartes
I'm watching these shows too They're great...

Way more feces than I was hoping for, but that seems impossible to avoid. Kind of like hitting the back 40, I guess.

 

[DivideBYZero]

He doesn't collect it, it's taken by the vendor. It's a 17.5% sales tax. Some things have differing rates or none at all like childrens clothing.

It used to be 15% about 10 years ago, but the CONservatives put it up and you KNOW Tax rarely goes down when they get used to it...

 

[Bootprint]

But does the UK still have those vans looking for people that didn't pay their TV taxes?

 

[txxxx]

Originally posted by: Bootprint
But does the UK still have those vans looking for people that didn't pay their TV taxes?

Apparently so.

 

[DivideBYZero]

Originally posted by: txxxx

Originally posted by: Bootprint
But does the UK still have those vans looking for people that didn't pay their TV taxes?

Apparently so.

They do it by addresses vs the database of payers. I.E., if you aren't on the list, they pop round and have a look for a telly. I had it once, had to pay the git on the door step. I'd only just moved in and not got round to it yet...

 

[Snapster]

Originally posted by: Chaotic42
What's the "vat man"?

I'm watching a British TV show about the worst jobs in old England. The host keeps talking about the vat man, who is apparently not popular.

Who his he? Some kind of anti-Batman?

The "VAT Man" is whomever the Chancellor of the Exchequer (fancy title) of the residing government is, basically whoever is in charge of HM Treasury and gets to decide the VAT (sales tax) rates. Currently it is Gordon Brown. Generally not liked due to the amount of money that's nabbed from our paycheques for what is perceived as little visible results.

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
He doesn't collect it, it's taken by the vendor. It's a 17.5% sales tax. Some things have differing rates or none at all like childrens clothing.

It used to be 15% about 10 years ago, but the CONservatives put it up and you KNOW Tax rarely goes down when they get used to it...

Labour sucks, Conservatives sucks. We're sh1t out of luck for a good government in this country.

 

[FrustratedUser]

Originally posted by: Chaotic42
What's the "vat man"?

I'm watching a British TV show about the worst jobs in old England. The host keeps talking about the vat man, who is apparently not popular.

Who his he? Some kind of anti-Batman?

History Channels right?

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: FrustratedUser
History Channels right?

Yup.

That poor bastard.