Extra taxes plan for car boot sales

[hotandvintage]

(UKPA) – Oct 18, 2009

Car boot sales will face extra taxes under new Government plans, it has emerged.

A revaluation of business rates from next April is set to hit the sites of car boot sales, including pub car parks, ministers confirmed.

Communities Minister Barbara Follett confirmed the plans in a written answer to shadow communities secretary Caroline Spelman, saying: "Where a property is used entirely, or on occasion, as a car boot sale site, its rateable value for the 2010 revaluation should reflect any rental enhancement attributable to that use."

Mrs Spelman accused Prime Minister Gordon Brown of a "tax assault" on those who wanted to use car boot sales to kit out their homes during the recession.

The Valuation Office Agency is set to revalue business rates in England and Wales in April 2010. For car boot sales, these rates will be on top of those charged by the council.

The Tories said the Government was "tapping into the growing popularity" of car boot sales as a result of the credit crunch.

Added it to me blog here

http://asitisso.blogspot.com/2009/10...oot-sales.html

[gyronny]

We'll be charged for lending books to each other soon. There seems to be nothing this bunch of useless pondlife will not try to gather money on. Are they expecting a shortfall in their pensions and need to top them up?

[heatemyfather]

Bye bye all small car boot sales then, if this tax is introduced. Stall and entry fees will go up on the larger ones, which are already only just bearable for the average seller (some days it's a job just to break even).

Will they tax the freecycle network too?

[sparkdeco]

this government is set on doing it's level best to spoil all pleasures in life

[tonyreddevil]

Some Car Boot Owners Are Millionaires

[papagran40]

Some Car Boot Owners Are Millionaires

YES , and then we see the people who are UNABLE ? to work...standing and walking about all day...making another million ...and still getting their benifits.....makes you wonder ????.....( just my monday moan ) ..papa.

[hotandvintage]

YES , and then we see the people who are UNABLE ? to work...standing and walking about all day...making another million ...and still getting their benifits.....makes you wonder ????.....( just my monday moan ) ..papa.

If you know of any then tell them to write a blog on how to do it, because that life sounds great to me.