One of Labour's big election promises is to take the 15 percent GST off fresh and frozen fruit and vegetables from April 2024, if re-elected. Here's what it would cover.

I think this is an excellent policy, and a long time coming. This is done overseas with good effect. While I don’t think it’s a magic bullet, it is definitely a step in the right direction.

  • Ilovethebomb
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    11 months ago

    GST / VAT has been a beaurecratic nightmare in a number of countries as well.

    • RangelusOP
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      11 months ago

      I’ve been to many countries where this policy exists, and there has never been an issue that I’ve seen. But perhaps your experiences trump mine, so let’s try something else.

      If there are countries where this policy causes no problems, and also ones where there are issues, perhaps the difference comes down to implementation? If so, why are you so quick to dismiss this policy as ‘too difficult’ and ‘fraught with problems’ when it does not need to be either of these things? Could it be that you just love to hate on anything Labour does? Or perhaps it is, as I said before, that you (like so many here) will dismiss any change if it does not appear a perfect solution.

      • Ilovethebomb
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        11 months ago

        Where are these countries where it has been implemented with no issues?

          • Ilovethebomb
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            11 months ago

            You mean apart from the multiple court cases over GST classifications I linked you to in another thread?

            • RangelusOP
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              11 months ago

              None of which were related to food. No-one is arguing that we want to completely copy the tax code of other countries, or that we want to use implementations that have proven difficult. All they want to do is zero-rate produce. Just that, nothing else. The only example you can find is the one from the UK. I know of one other case in Australia btw. But just because it has happened in a couple of other countries doesn’t mean it needs to here. Giving up on positive change because of the slight risk of potential litigation down the road is stupid.

              • Ilovethebomb
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                11 months ago

                You do understand that this is just one example of the side effects of this, and even in a best case scenario, this will result in more admin costs.

                You do understand that, right?

                • RangelusOP
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                  11 months ago

                  Of course I do. I just disagree with the conclusion to draw from this.

                  Thank you for implying in stupid because I disagree with you though.

                  • Ilovethebomb
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                    11 months ago

                    Disagreeing with me is fine, people do it all the time.

                    Being unable to comprehend the very point I’m making, on the other hand…