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Originally Posted by shillelagh
Just one question .......... Are the pound shops going to be 98p shops now?
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If VAT is being levied at 17.50% in pound shops the nett price is 85p + VAT of 15p, which gives a selling price of £1.00. From Monday, when VAT is 15% - if they pass the VAT reduction on they should be charging a nett price of 85p + VAT of of 13p, which gives a selling price of 98p. But I suspect that they will increase there nett price to 87p, which with VAT of 13p would give a selling price of £1.00.
I know 2p is not a great increase in their profit margin.