Dugtheslug
Member since May 2007 • Last active Dec 2024Most recent activity
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8rlk0d2vk2o
I thought this was informative, i could be wrong though, or maybe trying to read my own opinions into it
"This brings the total untaxed amount for a farming couple to up to £3m"
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Cracks me up that even farmers have fashion to follow.
Flat caps, those shirts with a broad crossed line pattern, either Barbour jackets or those felt efforts, pretty much every single one of them.
And none of it cheap neither...I know there's a practical reasoning behind it, but not so much in the pub, in the landrover dealership, at the pool, on the protest march and so on
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I get discounts from my suppliers as I have been loyal to them for a long time (and therefore give them a small but reliable amount of sales).
I do not pass that savings on to my customers, i charge them the standard rate for my supplies.
I take that as profit and therefore pay slightly more tax on it.
I am an intermediary in the supply chain and want to get a slight payment for my time and effort.
It has taken time, money and energy as a skilled professional to get to the point where i am paid for my work, and for the years graft where i did not.
I do not go into Sainsbury's and demand that i pay them the same for a tin of beans as they pay their suppliers, and I expect that most DIY heroes don't either, although i would enjoy seeing them try.
I'm also aware that many tradesmen will use this mechanism to unjustifiably add cash to their mattress; but the practice is not set up to "rip off customers".
It's how you run a business and earn a living, and pay the wages of those who work for you.