On 2006-11-23 16:01:34 +0000, Andy Cap said:

On Thu, 23 Nov 2006 15:44:23 -0000, "Clive George"
wrote:

I think Part P is crap for various reasons, but the 'tax' argument
you're presenting is completely bogus.

cheers,
clive

Surely, if people are forced to use professional labour, for something they can
quite well do themselves, then they ARE being forced to pay unnecessary VAT !

Andy

The two are not connected directly. Whether or not a contractor has
to register for and charge VAT is determined on a mandatory level by a
certain level of revenue in his business, or at levels below that,
voluntarily.