28-11-2013, 07:25 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Bribie Island
Posts: 5,068
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bassnut
Ahh you guys. The gov needs to raise revenue, GST is a fair way to do it. GST should be charged on all imports, in fact it should be 15% on imports to cover recovery costs. How can local retailers hope to compete otherwise with a 10% impost straight up regardless. Hate that?. Sure, why not eliminate GST on imports altogether, shut down retailing altogether in OZ and everyone in retail goes on the dole. Then you accept the consequences, or the gov raises revenue some other way, your income tax?.
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I know what your saying Fred......but human nature will ' kick in ' and people will resist to buy on line .... then the ' tax grab ' gets a whole lot less for the Govt.....then it will cost more than they can raise to administer the scheme.
Col.........
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