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View Poll Results: What would you personally prefer to happen? | |
I want the UK to stay in an ever-closer union
|     | 49 | 23.11% | |
I want the UK to stay in a loosely connected EU
|    | 68 | 32.08% | |
I want the UK out because the EU is bad for the UK
|    | 22 | 10.38% | |
I want the UK out because the EU is a bad thing
|    | 23 | 10.85% | |
I want the UK out because this would be good for the rest of us
|    | 17 | 8.02% | |
I don't really care
|    | 33 | 15.57% |
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18.01.2021, 18:06
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| Quote: | |  | | | "if they moved permanently to an EU country" do you understand the meaning of the word "permanent"?
Why would they consider returning and living in the UK if they are permanently in another country? | | | | | Permeant in UK tax terms means more than a tax year, same as having a job in Ch with no end date. It's permanent & you get fired or give notice.
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18.01.2021, 19:00
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| Quote: | | | | | Permeant in UK tax terms means more than a tax year, same as having a job in Ch with no end date. It's permanent & you get fired or give notice. | | | | | Permanent meaning they have taken up permanent residency in another country and have the relevant
permanent residence card, certificate, etc ( after satisfying the relevant authorities upon application for
permanent residency ) to prove it.
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18.01.2021, 19:09
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| Quote: | | | | | "if they moved permanently to an EU country" do you understand the meaning of the word "permanent"?
Why would they consider returning and living in the UK if they are permanently in another country? | | | | | At the end of the day, it's as 'permanent as the conditions are favourable in their newly adopted country'.
I've lost count of the number of Expats who say they have 'permanently emigrated' to another country
and wouldn't dream of going back to the old country again. Only for 'force of circumstances' or
other unforeseen events to put a spanner in the works, eg Brexit or the Pandemic, whether it be 3 ,10,
20 or 30 years or more after they moved.
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18.01.2021, 22:11
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Indeed. lived permanently in UK for 40 years and never ever considered going back to CH where I grew up. Then I retired, my parents were in their 90s and needed help, and we fell in love with this old house ...Was never ever on the cards.
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Yesterday, 18:55
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Oh the joys to behold from all those extra charges from Brexit. BBC News - I was asked to pay an extra £82 for my £200 coat |
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| Quote: | | | | | | | | | | Looks like some of the import threads here on EF  | | This user would like to thank k_and_e for this useful post: | |
Yesterday, 19:19
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| Quote: | | | | | | | | | | Some people shouldn’t be allowed out without supervision. My goodness, the reason why it was so cheap was because the retailer deleted the (whichever) EU country VAT as it was being exported.
If she had ordered it from China, Canada, Chile or any other country starting with C she would have had to pay VAT plus, plus. So why not EU countries?
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| Quote: | | | | | | | | | | Probably not a great time for the delivery people having to deliver the bad news
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| Quote: | | | | | | | | | | From your link, looks expensive! | Quote: |  | | | Disputes are likely to arise if UK buyers think the extra charges are a "hidden cost" that they were unaware of, and feel they should not pay.
Now the UK has left the EU, this dispute can no longer be settled in UK courts.
It falls under the jurisdiction of the country where the seller is located | | | | | |
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| Quote: | | | | | From your link, looks expensive! | | | | | Of course, in which case you will love this:
Quote.
Since 1st January lots of European customers have been presented with an
unexpected customs invoice when signing for goods they've ordered from
the UK. These new customs charges are a result of the new EU trade
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