Small business targets Channel Islands VAT loophole

January 15, 2007

The Forum of Private Business (FPB) threatened to pursue judicial review over the low-value-consignment-relief (LVCR) scheme, which allows imports of items worth less than £18 ($35) from the Channel Islands to be free from value-added tax (VAT).

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