Anyone felt the pinch yet?

Notice a good proportion of my hotels are quiet this week. But with the jubilee round the corner and pride the week after maybe folk are simply saving their trips for that.

Cant help but feel the media are driving a lot of it. They seem hell bent on us heading into a recession. Making people panic and stop spending.

They should be telling everyone its all gravy.

Only area Ive felt it is diesel. £154 to fill my van the other day. That's taking the piss.

How is vat on fuel bills calculated

I presume its a percentage

So tax take higher as prices increase?

Casino - bills not my dept

5% on energy. 

54 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

5% on energy. 

I thought we scrapped VAT on energy when we left the EU?

8 minutes ago, Winchester White said:

I thought we scrapped VAT on energy when we left the EU?

We were told we could. We still can. We just have no intention of doing so.

How good is Lidl? Fucked off with Morrisons thinking they are Waitrose.

Could prob do a full sjop on the retail park at breightmet. But it takes a lot longer

The lack of staff at hwood morrisons makes me think they want to shut it for housing

Mortgage rates up again this/next week.

1 hour ago, Casino said:

Could prob do a full sjop on the retail park at breightmet. But it takes a lot longer

The lack of staff at hwood morrisons makes me think they want to shut it for housing

I reckon they make a fortune, wealthy part of town, no competition whatsoever. Goldmine.

They may but i know their staffing budgets kept getting cut

My lads not there now but welephant may know more

8 hours ago, Traf said:

Mortgage rates up again this/next week.

Madness! 

Signs are that whilst people may well be going out to restaurants (of which there are fewer than ever), the “big” investments such as kitchens, bathrooms, heating systems are all being put off.

This I know to be true.

Theres disposable income, but people seem to be reigning it in.

winners and losers

6 hours ago, Casino said:

They may but i know their staffing budgets kept getting cut

My lads not there now but welephant may know more

All I know is they are hemorrhaging staff to other stores and other industries. 

One recently went to manage a private dentist. Others have gone to Amazon. Asda have also done fairly well. 

 

It’s going to get worse

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64452995

Grocery price Inflation for Jan 16%

12 minutes ago, freds dad said:

It’s going to get worse

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64452995

Take that imf report with a massive pinch of salt, I do like this paragraph though. 
 

IMF chief economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas told the BBC that last year, the UK had "one of the strongest growth numbers in Europe".

 

that must of upset the French twat. 

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43 minutes ago, Spider said:

Signs are that whilst people may well be going out to restaurants (of which there are fewer than ever), the “big” investments such as kitchens, bathrooms, heating systems are all being put off.

This I know to be true.

Theres disposable income, but people seem to be reigning it in.

winners and losers

i've phoned around 3-4 bathroom fitters, june earliest

1 minute ago, L/H White said:

i've phoned around 3-4 bathroom fitters, june earliest

Would have been December in 2020 🏹

1 hour ago, little whitt said:

Grocery price Inflation for Jan 16%

It’s worse in the EU.

https://www.euronews.com/next/amp/2023/01/26/inflation-in-europe-is-falling-but-food-prices-are-rising-who-is-paying-the-most-and-what-

1 hour ago, freds dad said:

It’s going to get worse

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64452995

Project Fear, innit?

8 minutes ago, BobyBrno said:

It’s worse in the EU.

https://www.euronews.com/next/amp/2023/01/26/inflation-in-europe-is-falling-but-food-prices-are-rising-who-is-paying-the-most-and-what-

Oh, well, that makes our 16% OK.

3 minutes ago, Traf said:

Project Fear, innit?

Oh, well, that makes our 16% OK.

Not really. It’s a comparison. People like to make comparisons for context. 

2 minutes ago, BobyBrno said:

Not really. It’s a comparison. People like to make comparisons for context. 

They might.

But personally, 16% is unacceptable and isn't made any more palatable by other people also struggling.

1 hour ago, L/H White said:

i've phoned around 3-4 bathroom fitters, june earliest

Thing is, if I found a bathroom fitter with availability right now I’d wonder why. If he’s unavailable for 4 or 5 months you know he’s good because he’s busy.

I’m currently having my bathroom future-proofed. Bath now gone and walk-in shower in. Nobody used the bath other than for a shower anyway.

I have waited for him since August.

23 minutes ago, Traf said:

They might.

But personally, 16% is unacceptable and isn't made any more palatable by other people also struggling.

The point being made is it is the same across Europe, it would be same under any party, when you say it isn't acceptable, no its crap but its driven by the worldwide issues, there is nothing anyone can do until it settles down. 

13 hours ago, Sweep said:

We were told we could. We still can. We just have no intention of doing so.

No chance of that at the moment. Whichever way its painted, Rishi wants that furlough money back. 

15 minutes ago, Mounts Kipper said:

The point being made is it is the same across Europe, it would be same under any party, when you say it isn't acceptable, no its crap but its driven by the worldwide issues, there is nothing anyone can do until it settles down. 

Hence the importance of helping Ukraine kick the buggers out.

Get back to normal ASAP.