Gordon Hudson wrote:[color=blue]
>
> "Harry Stottle" <sorryspamdoesntwork@nospam.uk.co> wrote in message
> news:45978f8a$0$97274$892e7fe2@authen.yellow.readfreenews.net...[color=green]
> > There have been several discussions in various newsgroups recently about
> > if companies are obliged to quote VAT inclusive prices when advertising
> > goods or items for sale to the general public. The main objectors
> > against quoting VAT inclusive prices have been companies that sell to
> > other companies, but who also sell to the general public, and their
> > argument was that because they do not have to quote VAT inclusive prices
> > when selling to other companies, this somehow excuses them from quoting
> > VAT inclusive prices if they also sell to the general public.
> >
> > The ASA (Advertising Standard Agency)[/color]
>
> Sadly ASA has no clout.
> It will take a change by HM revenue and customs to actually make any
> difference.
> My business loses lots of sales by quoting VAT inclusive prices as it makes
> us look more expensive than our competitors.[/color]

How can that be? VAT inclusive prices are 17.5% higher that VAT exclusive,
obviously... because you'd have to add the VAT. Any idiot can see that.