Do you have a mate that moans about 'booze' and 'fag' prices in the budget?
17 March 2005, 09:08 AM
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Originally Posted by jjones
i don't give a stuff personally but why does that make you a pikey?
the goverment taking more money off you for no good reason seems like a reasonable thing to moan at myself.
the goverment taking more money off you for no good reason seems like a reasonable thing to moan at myself.
"faaarking beers gone up, faarking **** have gone up, this government are faarking useless ent they Nigel". "Too right Mick, faaarking wakners ent they, yeah, faark 'em grunt errghh"
No reference to any points from the budget actually worth discussing, things that actually affect us as a nation. So, you're pint goes up by 2p?? FFS!! I f thats such an issue go to a Wetherspoons, oh - can't do that cos they won't be allowing smoking soon.
Oh well.
17 March 2005, 09:38 AM
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Originally Posted by D0ctorWho
BigMan, you brought the issue up which makes you the pikey.
Rest of us couldn't give a to55.
Rest of us couldn't give a to55.
If you don't give a to55 - why post.
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17 March 2005, 10:06 AM
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Originally Posted by D0ctorWho
No, I'm just pointing out bringing it up is a pikey thing to do. No offence meant, sincerely. I'm sure you aren't one.
Will admit to being an argumentative sort though.
Will admit to being an argumentative sort though.
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17 March 2005, 10:07 AM
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Problem is thus:
tax up 2p on a pint
old price of a pint £2.50
new price of a pint £2.52.
Errr, no! It's gonna be £2.55 or £2.60. Either that or the breweries soak up the 2p this year and put them up 4p next.
**** can go up to £10/£20 for all I care
tax up 2p on a pint
old price of a pint £2.50
new price of a pint £2.52.
Errr, no! It's gonna be £2.55 or £2.60. Either that or the breweries soak up the 2p this year and put them up 4p next.
**** can go up to £10/£20 for all I care
17 March 2005, 10:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Dracoro
Problem is thus:
tax up 2p on a pint
old price of a pint £2.50
new price of a pint £2.52.
Errr, no! It's gonna be £2.55 or £2.60. Either that or the breweries soak up the 2p this year and put them up 4p next.
**** can go up to £10/£20 for all I care
tax up 2p on a pint
old price of a pint £2.50
new price of a pint £2.52.
Errr, no! It's gonna be £2.55 or £2.60. Either that or the breweries soak up the 2p this year and put them up 4p next.
**** can go up to £10/£20 for all I care
17 March 2005, 10:09 AM
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People moaning about tax increases on items they buy? 
thats shocking!
Next there'll be people moaning about the fact that those people are moaning... oh hang on..
thats shocking! Next there'll be people moaning about the fact that those people are moaning... oh hang on..
17 March 2005, 10:11 AM
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exactly, the tax rise on **** is to make people stop buying em for their own healths sake, and as for beer, in the pubs round my way (south london), anything around the 3.30 mark is average for a pint. pints never have a set price all over the country anyway they vary so much you wouldnt notice where the 2p had been added or not
17 March 2005, 10:13 AM
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.........and then people moaning about the people moaning about the people moaning.
Who cares about price rise on tobacco anyway. Any addict worth their salt will either go and get their own supplies at £2 a packet or know someone else selling dodgy packs at a small premium on top. The only real losers are the Govt in this.
Who cares about price rise on tobacco anyway. Any addict worth their salt will either go and get their own supplies at £2 a packet or know someone else selling dodgy packs at a small premium on top. The only real losers are the Govt in this.
17 March 2005, 10:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Petem95
People moaning about tax increases on items they buy? thats shocking!
Next there'll be people moaning about the fact that those people are moaning... oh hang on..
thats shocking! Next there'll be people moaning about the fact that those people are moaning... oh hang on..
the thread isn't really a moan either - more a pisstake. See first few posts.
17 March 2005, 11:02 AM
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Originally Posted by paul-s
the tax rise on **** is to make people stop buying em for their own healths sake
a) Do you think the govt give a **** about you or anyone else?
b) If the above was true, why not just ban cigarettes altogether like they do, drugs?
c) Wouldn't they put the price up MORE than they have if it was to be a deterrent? Smokers will be happy to pay a few pence extra - I guarantee that NO-ONE will quit as a direct result of the increase.
d) Just how happy do you think the Govt would be if people started quitting and not giving them all that lovely tax money? They'd be devestated!
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