Why so?
No, assuming that all the businesses along the way are VAT registered and the final consumer is an individual who is not, then ultimately it's always that end consumer who pays the VAT because at each step along chain the businesses reclaim any VAT they have paid.
To be fair, I haven't looked into the details of how far that idea has gone, but the concept itselkf is worrying. Are you saying there are now no such plans?
There's nothing wrong with the basic concept, but there is everything wrong with wanting to create a Europe-wide police force whose members have lifetime immunity from prosecution for anything they do. Law enforcement personnel - whether a small city police force, a national police force, or a pan-European police force - should never be unaccountable for their actions.
While import taxes might push up the price of British-made goods, that could be offset by the reduced cost of manufacturing the goods once U.K. businesses are freed from the expensive red-tape of complying with numerous laws passed only in order to comply with EU directives. (Assuming that a government with the sense to withdraw from the EU would have the sense to repeal all such damaging legislation too.)
Of course producing more than one version of something adds to manufacturing costs. But in many cases there are already multiple versions of a product made for different markets.
But humans are animals unless you dispute this in which case I would agree that you are either a vegetable or mineral since you are demonstrating little intelligence.
Why would a gradual decline be especially alarming if it were being replaced by a gradual increase in exports to other parts of the world?
Perhaps part of the problem is that British exports are just too expensive because of all the red-tape and costs of being in the EU?
I would hope that a future government taking the U.K. out of the EU for the right reasons would also withdraw from the European arrest warrant system in order to protect its citizens. But I fear you may be right, since governments of all colors of recent times seem more interested in what's politically expedient for themselves than in protecting the rights of the individual.
http://exporthelp.europa.eu/thdapp/...ValueAddedTax.html&docType=main&languageId=enTaxable Transactions
The main activities subject to VAT are:
Single Administrative Document
- supply of goods for commercial purposes, within the territory of a EU country, made by a taxable person.
- supply of services: VAT is chargeable in the EU country where the recipient of the service is established.
- intra-Community transactions: purchases among traders resident in different EU countries are not considered imports and exports, but intra-Community transactions. Intra-Community acquisitions and supplies of goods made between VAT-registered traders will be charged in the EU country to which the goods are dispatched.
- imports: VAT is levied on the importation of goods and usually charged when customs clearance procedures take place in order to be released for circulation. However, when the goods are imported into one EU country but are intended for use or consumption in another, they can be placed under a VAT suspensive arrangement. Under this arrangement, VAT will be charged in the EU country of destination and not in the EU country of entrance in the EU.
, which must include the goods value, place of origin, consignee, destination, price, weight, etc.
Information on VAT, excises and customs duties must be filled in box no. 47 of the form.
I think it more likely than any such referendum about re-entry would be more likely due to a future government's ideological stance that the U.K. should simply be in the EU and the belief that the voters in the previous referendum gave the "wrong" answer and should therefore have a chance to vote again and give the "correct" answer.
There never were any such plans. It was a typical red herring thrown about by the usual suspects.
Again there never has been any such plans for a pan-European police force. Another red herring.
To continue trading with EU, albeit at a reduced level manufacturers will still need to adhere to EU standards, directives, etc.
Yes, for the established businesses that export world-wide. But you're arguing that all businesses will be forced to trade wold-wide.
If it were so easy we'd already be doing it. Besides, there's plenty of reasons why exports to EU would decrease at a much faster rate than exports to other markets.
But they are competitive within EU, that is the point. Additionally, other markets have their own directives, standards, initiatives, etc which we'd have to learn and conform to.
I disagree. if the electorate perceive a lowering of living standards (for whatever reason) after a Brexit there may be pressure for a re-entry.
Better educated in what sense?
Unfortunately, the direction the EU is taking in a few more decades that may be the only way for the U.K. to escape.
Unless it's changed since I was last VAT-registered some years ago, it is actually possible for an importer to have his registration details provided on the shipment so as not to be charged VAT in the first place. But even if not and he has to pay VAT to receive his goods, as a VAT-registered business he will then be able to reclaim that VAT.
