27 Aug
2002
27 Aug
'02
8:26 a.m.
Stan Barr wrote:
The EU is working toward elimiating, or at least
severely curtailing,
agricultural subsidies.
Hmm, I think my French farm neighbours might have something to say about
that....
>Bottom line is it's probably a whole bunch of
factors.
Agreed, but you do seem to be hit on all sides in the UK...
One big one is that we pay 17.5% tax on almost
everything we
buy, except foodstuffs - although you pay it if you have a meal
served to you :-(
Here in Fracne VAT is 19.6%, what is important is the total take of the
government not how that booty is divided. Here in France the gov gets
between 40% and 50% of GDP, it is lower inthe UK and much lower in the US.
For those that asked, I think the current TV licence
is 104 pounds
per year (about $70) or slightly over the price of one pint of beer
per week.
Ahem, I think you converted the wrong way, 104 pounds is closer to 150
dollars, don't know the price of beer in the US so can't comment on your
beer conversion.
-- hbp