Scots:
Noo wer post brexit an everyhin comin in fæ Europe hus 20% import tax oan it. Ah git thyt import tax hus an important joab tæ dæ, wan surprisingly Ah support.
Import tax is there tæ protect oor businesses.. bit Ah ken thyt there is isnæ a business fur each business equivalent.. sa then wit ur we protectin?
Seems tæ mæ thyt there shouldn't bæ any import tax.. and thyt Westminster ur jits coinin it in fur næ effort!
Thys awe comes tæ mind oan acoont o' mæ bein a guitarist.. in yon so cawed 'UK' there is wan hInglish guitar manufacturer.. and thyt wan's value fur money is a joke!
The English Government's joab is tæ use the tax they get fæ imports tæ support an industry.. but ur they dæn thyt wæ guitar buildin.. naw, certainly no thyt Ah kin see!
Deal wæ Japan a'naw! (Liz Truss: Tory). Japan hus loads o high quality bit cheap guitars, they dinnæ like it coz o' a stigma o' they dinnæ like Japanese guitars coz American wans ur cool tæ thum, an their wages ur aroon four grand a month (iirc) coz o minimum wage. Sa foreign goods ur affy cheap tæ thum. Did she care enough tæ include ony deal aboot free import o' guitars.. naw! Bit Scots goods.. wæ whisky aye!
No tæ mention the robbin blind bunch o' Dick Turpins the HMRC is.. chærges 'whatever they feel like on the day' should bæ yon's slogan!
Fur musical instruments (this *should* include musical paraphernalia, nuts, tremolo etc) if it's unner £35 there's tæ bæ næ chærges.
Aye riȝht!
Ah digress..
Spent last twa dæys fancin a Fender Jaguar fæ Japan.. but £210 oan import tax.. thats even IF.. HMRC gets it riȝht! naw...
Surprisingly aye.. Ah um fur Import Tax tæ protect oor (Scottish mind!) businesses.. bit no when there is næ business tæ protect an its jist an excuse tæ hoover up some money!
Yon Japan deal wit a rumdo thyt wis!
hInglish:
Now that we are post brexit and everything coming in from Europe has 20% import tax on it. I get that import tax has an important job to do, one surprisingly I support.
Import tax is there to protect our businesses.. but I am aware that there isn't a business for each business equivalent.. so then what are we protecting?
This is prominent to me due to me being a guitarist.. in the so called 'UK' there is merely one (English) guitar manufacturer, and that companies idea of value for money is a joke!
The English Government's job is to use the import tax gained to build up an industry, but are they doing that with the guitar building industry? Certainly not that I can see!
Liz Truss' deal with Japan also. Japan has many high quality but affordable guitars, the Japanese have a stigma about their own guitars, they aren't cool. And their salaries are high enough that they can afford American guitars. Did L.Truss include any provision for free import of Japanese guitars? no! But Scottish goods such as whisky yes!
Not to mention the thieves in control of the import tax system; HMRC. Dick Turpins! Their slogan should be; 'charging people whatever they feel like on that day!'
For musical instruments which should include musical paraphernalia (nuts, tremolo etc) if it's under £35 there's to be no charges.
This doesn't happen; HMRC has no idea what something is worth and just charges whatever they feel like.
I have recently been looking at Japanese Fender Jaguars.. but £210 on Import Tax alone.. and that's even IF.. HMRC gets it right! no..
Surprisingly yes, I support Import Tax to support Scottish businesses, but not when there is no business to protect and it's just an excuse to pocket some money!
The Japan deal was worthless to consumers in every respect.
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