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One welcome change is a more helpful attitude to those who are finding it difficult to pay business taxes, including VAT.
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The TUC has issued its own economic plan, which contains measures including cutting VAT, reversing the public sector wage freeze and giving a one-off increase in child benefits before Christmas.
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The directive allows for reduced VAT in several areas including water, food, audio books, restaurant service, gardening, nappies and energy itself - but not energy-saving products.
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Under government proposals the ban is on sales of alcohol below the rate of duty plus VAT, rather than including the cost of producing the drinks.
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The paper calls for a series of measures to improve the financial position of the colleges, including better funding per student, a VAT exemption and an insurance rebate.
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Sustainable transport pressure group Transport 2000 has called for a package of measures, including a significant rise in Air Passenger Duty, VAT on all aviation transactions, a firm commitment to an EU emissions charge and take-off and landing slot auctioning at the main airports.
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In the past two years, the scheme has been blighted by upsets including the re-sale of used carbon offsets, a phishing scam, hacking and continuing VAT fraud.
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