Buying building goods in NI

recipio · 21-09-2013 6:00pm #1

With a 3% difference in vat and lower prices generally is it possible to buy building materials in NI for personal use.?
Giving almost a quarter of the material cost of a house to the government doesn't appeal.

Hootanany · 21-09-2013 6:04pm

Of course you can but you giving the Vat to the Queen.

650gs · 21-09-2013 7:51pm

And save yourself a few bob into the bargain 100% do it all the time

red sean · 21-09-2013 7:51pm

Helping to keep jobs in the south doesn't appeal either I suppose?

650gs · 21-09-2013 8:07pm

Well there is a few ways to look at that and you could go on and on and on, What have the Romans ever done for us comes to mind

recipio · 22-09-2013 11:47am

Hootanany wrote: »

Of course you can but you giving the Vat to the Queen.

Well, I'd prefer give it to her than Enda Kenny if its 3% less.
We are all consumers at the end of the day.
Is it true that a contractor can get materials at 13.5% vat -that would be economical as long as he doesn't add a mark up ?

650gs · 22-09-2013 1:43pm

recipio wrote: »

Well, I'd prefer give it to her than Enda Kenny if its 3% less.
We are all consumers at the end of the day.
Is it true that a contractor can get materials at 13.5% vat -that would be economical as long as he doesn't add a mark up ?

A contractor still pays the same vat as everyone else 23% on goods, the 13.5% is charged on services, ie Labour

recipio · 22-09-2013 2:02pm

650gs wrote: »

A contractor still pays the same vat as everyone else 23% on goods, the 13.5% is charged on services, ie Labour

Thanks for that. I've built a few houses in a hurry but will shop around for materials on the next one.

Buying building goods in NI

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