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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: JRDEasiReach on November 11, 2009, 05:06:00 pm

Title: New year VAT increase
Post by: JRDEasiReach on November 11, 2009, 05:06:00 pm
How many of you are going to be adjusting your prices in the new year to cover this added expense, we are all seeing our diesel prices go up weekly already and with the 2.5% rise in VAT it will be up even more not to mention the rise being put on every item we buy from then on in.  I was thinking in rising my 6 and 7 houses to 8 and letting them know this month when i drop the slip through their door.  Is it better to inform them as to why or just let them know its being increased??
Title: Re: New year VAT increase
Post by: Helen on November 11, 2009, 05:15:30 pm
How many of you are going to be adjusting your prices in the new year to cover this added expense, we are all seeing our diesel prices go up weekly already and with the 2.5% rise in VAT it will be up even more not to mention the rise being put on every item we buy from then on in.  I was thinking in rising my 6 and 7 houses to 8 and letting them know this month when i drop the slip through their door.  Is it better to inform them as to why or just let them know its being increased??

did you reduce the price when the vat rate went down last year?
Title: Re: New year VAT increase
Post by: pingu on November 11, 2009, 05:22:09 pm
19% over here on the incontinent... :'(
Title: Re: New year VAT increase
Post by: Helen on November 11, 2009, 05:26:00 pm
19% over here on the incontinent... :'(

Have heard rumours that we shall be beating that rate soon ;)
Title: Re: New year VAT increase
Post by: pingu on November 11, 2009, 05:42:57 pm
Is someone trying to kill the UK ?
Title: Re: New year VAT increase
Post by: RO-Sheen on November 11, 2009, 05:53:31 pm
Yep, Gordon Brown
Title: Re: New year VAT increase
Post by: martinsadie on November 11, 2009, 05:58:04 pm
How many of you are going to be adjusting your prices in the new year to cover this added expense, we are all seeing our diesel prices go up weekly already and with the 2.5% rise in VAT it will be up even more not to mention the rise being put on every item we buy from then on in.  I was thinking in rising my 6 and 7 houses to 8 and letting them know this month when i drop the slip through their door.  Is it better to inform them as to why or just let them know its being increased??

did you reduce the price when the vat rate went down last year?
and petrol was higher as well earlier this year as well  ;D
Title: Re: New year VAT increase
Post by: JRDEasiReach on November 12, 2009, 12:44:45 pm
helen ive just started in september and can see my diesel costs rising weekly so thats why i asked, is it better to let them know in advance and the reason why or just hike in up on their slip when the time comes?? 
Title: Re: New year VAT increase
Post by: martinsadie on November 13, 2009, 07:59:12 pm
helen ive just started in september and can see my diesel costs rising weekly so thats why i asked, is it better to let them know in advance and the reason why or just hike in up on their slip when the time comes?? 
if you only started in September its a bit early for a price rise,your first quote should be good for a year,