VAT Calculator News

Wednesday 6th April was a big day for the government and for everyone else in the country.

Everyone was awaiting the VAT rise with bated breath, to see whether it would have any effect on their business.

The chances are you didn’t, and most of it is due to the January sales. Most people were awaiting the rise in VAT from 17.5% to 20% with bated breath. But when it actually happened it seemed like an anti-climax.

By the time you read this the VAT increase will have been well and truly bedded in. The very first day of the new increase generated plenty of news reports, each aiming to explore the impact on various people and sections of society.