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Shoppers ‘haven’t noticed 2.5% cut in VAT’
Belfast - 89 days 7 hours 50 minutes ago
The Government's 2.5% cut in VAT has had almost no effect on shoppers, accountancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers claimed yesterday. A survey of 2,000...
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Spending 'hardly affected' by VAT cut
Retail Week - 89 days 5 hours 36 minutes ago
27 August, 2009 | By George MacDonald Consumer spending was hardly affected by last year’s reduction in VAT, a survey has revealed. Consultants...
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