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IRISH SKY SUBSCRIBERS FUNDING UK EXCHEQUER

  • 16-03-2009 1:19am
    #1
    boardsdotie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 254 ✭✭


    I was shocked to find out the 15% VAT I Pay to sky does not go to our government but to the UK's this cant be right can it? :eek:


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  • #2
    Hogzy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,544 ✭✭✭Hogzy


    how did ya find that out?


  • #3
    amacachi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,316 ✭✭✭✭amacachi


    Yes, how did you find that out? Could've sworn part of the reason we pay more than the Brits is because we pay 21.5% VAT as opposed to their usual 17.5% rate. And would our bills not have fallen when their VAT was reduced from 17.5% to 15%?

    I smell bull****.


  • #4
    MarkK
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 721 ✭✭✭MarkK


    amacachi wrote: »
    And would our bills not have fallen when their VAT was reduced from 17.5% to 15%?

    They did fall, by 50c for anyone with no premium packs, not sure how much for others.

    http://www.sky.com/portal/site/ireland/products/equipment/skyplus/tsandcs

    See under VAT they mention "VAT change" but don't bother to mention it's UK VAT.


  • #5
    snaps
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,138 ✭✭✭snaps


    Sky are a UK company that broadcast from the UK (well sort of). Im not sure how they get away with providing a service to Ireland (Republic) & not be registered here as an Irish company. I know there is a lot involved in this and a lot of it i dont understand? But the way i look at it if a foreign TV provider is allowed to broadcast and be received in the Irish republic, why cant we legally go out & purchase a subscription from another EU state?

    This is one thing that i have always wondered about. Im not sure if any money at all comes back to Ireland from Sky subs. I think that RTE get some sort of commision or a free ride on the sky epg for providing their broadcasting, but then again, The Irish public are paying for RTE/TV3 etc to be on sky with the minimum sub needed to receive them!


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