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That's exactly what it is!
The more people evade tax of whatever kind the more the rest of us have to pay.
funny that. I was under the impression, especially since the election was called that the exchequer was awash with cash. cynical old sod that I am I happen to believe that if the government collected more taxes ie charging vrt on all the norn iron reg cars it would not make the slightest bit of difference in the amount of tax I have to pay.
only at election times do I hear of any largesse on behalf of all the parties, every other budget we're lucky if the tax bands/credits keep pace with inflation.
Disgusting isn't it! I was out of the country for a few years circa the last election, but would i be right in thinking that there were all sorts of public spending committments entered into pre-election by the incumbents, which were then rowed back upon immediately post-election?only at election times do I hear of any largesse on behalf of all the parties, every other budget we're lucky if the tax bands/credits keep pace with inflation.
Maybe people should think of that when they say that Bertie's loans and various other bizarre transactions were harmless, God knows the exchequer was hardly awash with cash back then!!The more people evade tax of whatever kind the more the rest of us have to pay.
Ah be fair - They didn't row back immediately. They just kind-of forgot about the 'no hospital waiting lists within 2 years' and the 'pupil-teacher ratio of 20:1' committments.I was out of the country for a few years circa the last election, but would i be right in thinking that there were all sorts of public spending committments entered into pre-election by the incumbents, which were then rowed back upon immediately post-election?
Ah be fair - They didn't row back immediately. They just kind-of forgot about the 'no hospital waiting lists within 2 years' and the 'pupil-teacher ratio of 20:1' committments.
[broken link removed]The Minister for Education and Science, Deputy Hanafin, described the programme for Government as a noble aspiration? on Ursula Halligan?s television programme, which I saw.
Is it just me, or has anyone noticed a much higher frequency of sigtings of NI or UK reg cars in and around Dublin. Could it be a VRT dodge issue?
unless I am mistaken I think a Latvian national got 10 months last week for driving and uninsured, untaxed, unsafe car through the barrier on the m50 and killing a young woman driving in the opposite direction. 10 months seems light but probably par for the course nowadays. heard some father on matt cooper last night and he lost his daughter too and the driver of an uninsured, untaxed car got 2 months. VRT is only the tip of the iceberg. insurance and NCT and implementation of the laws on drunk driving/penalty points are far more important. dont want to make it sound like a witch hunt but I suspect there's an awful lot of cars on the road which would be due an nct if they were re-registered here. not worried about the vrt bit, as its probably illegal tax under eu rules anyway.
Actually it's no big deal. You claim of the MIBI who in turn claim from the MIBI equiv in the foreign country who in turn claim from the car owners insurance if they have any. If he doesn't have any insurance it's a matter for the foreign insurnace bureau to deal with, you get paid from the govt here regardless. The MIBI are much quicker at dealing with claims than most Irish insurance companies.Persius said:Insurance more likely to be issue. Hope I never crash into foreign reg car.
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