Booze Wonder if they will deliver to Aus???
Nov 12th 2006, 9:34 pm
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Booze Wonder if they will deliver to Aus???
Wonder if they will deliver to Aus???
http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/...551915,00.html
End Of The Booze Cruise?
Updated: 21:54, Sunday November 12, 2006
British shoppers may soon allowed to have cut-price cigarettes and alcohol delivered from mainland Europe to their homes.
A legal test case before the European Court of Justice could see goods bought in other EU states shipped to Britain, paying only the duty in the country of origin.
This could mean huge savings - for instance, 200 cigarettes bought in Latvia costs just £7, compared to around £50 here.
The Sunday Telegraph says businesses are gearing up for the change, which could involve shoppers ordering over the internet.
200 cigs for £7 in Latvia But the British Retail Confederation has warned the UK companies could lose out if duty rates across Europe are not harmonised.
The Treasury reportedly earns £15bn a year on excise duties on cigarettes and alcohol.
Tax experts believe the November 23 court ruling will speed up moves towards single rates of tax across the EU.
This could hit ferry companies who rely on 'booze cruises', the paper added.
Britain has one of the highest excise rates in Europe and consumers will probably rush to take advantage of such a ruling.
Jeremy Beadle, of the Wine and Spirits Trade Association, told the paper: "The key disincentive until now has been that you have to travel with the goods."
If passed, the adjudication cannot be appealed and would take immediate effect.
http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/...551915,00.html
End Of The Booze Cruise?
Updated: 21:54, Sunday November 12, 2006
British shoppers may soon allowed to have cut-price cigarettes and alcohol delivered from mainland Europe to their homes.
A legal test case before the European Court of Justice could see goods bought in other EU states shipped to Britain, paying only the duty in the country of origin.
This could mean huge savings - for instance, 200 cigarettes bought in Latvia costs just £7, compared to around £50 here.
The Sunday Telegraph says businesses are gearing up for the change, which could involve shoppers ordering over the internet.
200 cigs for £7 in Latvia But the British Retail Confederation has warned the UK companies could lose out if duty rates across Europe are not harmonised.
The Treasury reportedly earns £15bn a year on excise duties on cigarettes and alcohol.
Tax experts believe the November 23 court ruling will speed up moves towards single rates of tax across the EU.
This could hit ferry companies who rely on 'booze cruises', the paper added.
Britain has one of the highest excise rates in Europe and consumers will probably rush to take advantage of such a ruling.
Jeremy Beadle, of the Wine and Spirits Trade Association, told the paper: "The key disincentive until now has been that you have to travel with the goods."
If passed, the adjudication cannot be appealed and would take immediate effect.
