Render unto Gordon...

I have just read the letter (13 October) complaining about paying VAT. May I please set the record straight? I am a committee officer of a registered charity pre-school playgroup, and like all settings registered under the 1989 Children Act we are eligible for VAT. I admit that, as a charity, we receive an 80 per cent mandatory reduction on our rates. If we did not we could not remain open. This is the only concession we get. We pay in full for our refuse collection, we pay business rates on our telephone, electricity, gas, water and sewerage, and yes,...