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South Irish vat rate ups to 21.5%
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<blockquote data-quote="compufunk" data-source="post: 576315" data-attributes="member: 288741"><p>They had to make a Uturn on practically every other measure they tried to introduce in the budget, I'd say the only reason they continued was to spare even more embarrassment on their parts.</p><p></p><p>I've been having a look around today and the price differences are crazy. </p><p></p><p>Here is one of the more extreme differences I found with Argos.</p><p></p><p><strong>JVC LT 42DS9BJ 42IN 1080P Super Slim LCD</strong></p><p></p><p>Argos Ireland</p><p>_http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/5366354/c_1/1|category_root|Home+entertainment+and+sat+nav|10391911/c_2/2|cat_10391911|Televisions|11845989/c_3/3|cat_11845989|40+and+42+inch+LCD+TVs|11962983.htm</p><p></p><p>€2199.00 (or £2113.42)</p><p></p><p></p><p>Argos UK</p><p>_http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?storeId=10001&catalogId=1500001151&langId=-1&searchTerms=JVC+LT+42DS9BJ+42IN+1080P+SUPER+SLIM+LCD&Submit=GO+%3E</p><p></p><p></p><p>£978.99 or (€1017)</p><p></p><p></p><p>Less than half price <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /></p><p></p><p>A saving of around <span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>£1135</strong></span>. And for me and many others its only a 20 minute drive between the nearest Argos in the republic to the nearest one in the North.</p><p></p><p>There are many other examples of the same kind of difference. </p><p></p><p>Retailers usually quote higher overhead costs as the reason for higher prices, but this could never account for double the price!</p><p></p><p>You could fly from Cork to Belfast, Stay in a fancy hotel for a weekend, buy your 42In TV and still come home with change in your savings.</p><p></p><p>What a bunch of morons we have in government who allow this to go on!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite53" alt=":confused" title="Confused :confused" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":confused" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="compufunk, post: 576315, member: 288741"] They had to make a Uturn on practically every other measure they tried to introduce in the budget, I'd say the only reason they continued was to spare even more embarrassment on their parts. I've been having a look around today and the price differences are crazy. Here is one of the more extreme differences I found with Argos. [B]JVC LT 42DS9BJ 42IN 1080P Super Slim LCD[/B] Argos Ireland _http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/5366354/c_1/1|category_root|Home+entertainment+and+sat+nav|10391911/c_2/2|cat_10391911|Televisions|11845989/c_3/3|cat_11845989|40+and+42+inch+LCD+TVs|11962983.htm €2199.00 (or £2113.42) Argos UK _http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?storeId=10001&catalogId=1500001151&langId=-1&searchTerms=JVC+LT+42DS9BJ+42IN+1080P+SUPER+SLIM+LCD&Submit=GO+%3E £978.99 or (€1017) Less than half price :eek: A saving of around [SIZE=4][B]£1135[/B][/SIZE]. And for me and many others its only a 20 minute drive between the nearest Argos in the republic to the nearest one in the North. There are many other examples of the same kind of difference. Retailers usually quote higher overhead costs as the reason for higher prices, but this could never account for double the price! You could fly from Cork to Belfast, Stay in a fancy hotel for a weekend, buy your 42In TV and still come home with change in your savings. What a bunch of morons we have in government who allow this to go on!:confused: [/QUOTE]
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