John Ralfe, the pensions guru, drops me a line - in mock horror - to complain about the latest sneaky stealth tax.
“In completing my quarterly company VAT return today for the end of December
2008 I notice the following,
‘The reply envelope supplied with this return in no longer postage paid.
Please remember to affix a stamp to the envelope when submitting your
return.’
An £1 extra tax on each small business. What is the world coming to….”
Jim Pickard and Alex Barker, FT Westminster correspondents, share the latest news and gossip from the UK's political scene.
Alex Barker has been an FT political correspondent since July 2007. He joined the paper in 2005, after working in current affairs television.
Jim Pickard joined the FT's lobby team in January 2008, having been a regional correspondent, assistant UK news editor and property correspondent.
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