Posted by Roberto Pirezzi on 04/07/07 08:36

"Trust No One�" <dana.scully@usa.xnet> wrote in message
news:57hmptF2bp01qU1@mid.individual.net...
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> "kim" <ntscuser@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:LqGdndhhDeMqvY3bRVnyvAA@giganews.com...
>> Don't know if this is an April Fool prank or not but I've been told that
>> as of tomorrow, 2nd April, along with increases in other postal charges,
>> the minimum Royal Mail fee for collecting customs and VAT is doubled from
>> �4 to �8.
>>
> I'm sure I heard about this elsewhere.
>
> If so Royal Mail are doing a "Gordon Brown". Brown has started the very
> nasty and worryingly fashionable habit of the peremptory doubling of
> certain taxes (Air passenger duty anyone?)
>
> Let's hope Ken Livingstone doesn't decide to do a "Gordon Brown" with his
> congestion charge brain child :)
>
> --
> Peter <X-Files fan>
>
>

The only "tax" that will never be doubled is a rebate.

l2oberto

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