Tax
Blame tax rises No-one likes paying tax. Let’s face it, we live in an economy that splutters along based on massive, widespread corporate tax avoidance. And when a tax goes up, it’s an easy whipping boy. The general line, it seems, is that if you make a business pay taxes, it can’t possibly be profitable. [...]
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2012 should be a big year in travel – so I thought I’d join everyone else by making predictions for the forthcoming twelve months in the travel industry. These are based, naturally, on extensive research. 1. QR codes to catch on in a big way. Office watercoolers are likely to buzz with talk of [...]
Virgin Vouchers and Flying Club miles Earlier today, I tried to book two flights to Orlando. I got married in April, and part of our wedding present stash was made up of Virgin vouchers. That’s vouchers created by the Virgin group that can be used on Virgin group products – such as Virgin Atlantic flights [...]
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North Americans and tax North Americans, as a general rule, really don’t like tax. In fact, if you allowed a significant number of loonbags on the shouty fringe of the Republican party to have their way, there would be no taxation at all – let’s face it, we don’t need those vile evolution-preaching schools and [...]
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Fair tax on flying campaign Yesterday, and with much fanfare, a travel industry campaign for a ‘fair tax on flying’ was launched. The consortium behind it is demanding that Chancellor George Osborne doesn’t include any increases in Airport Departure Tax in his next budget. Problems with Airport Departure Tax It’s fair to say that Airport [...]
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