edders23 wrote:
there was VAT or the equivalent before the EU I doubt that will change it is far too valuable a source of tax to not be
But one thing springs to mind Duty free at airports and on ferries might return
I think that you will find that VAT was a condition of joining the EEC. A point that seems to have been missed by the "Outs" is that VAT is not allowed to be (generally) set below 15%. That ruling would in effect mean; no matter how wealthy a country became........they would not under EU rules be allowed to reduce it (not that they would want to), unfortunately it gives them an excuse to hide behind, as to why they cannot.