[Gllug] [OT] Times Article on ABD was Fighting a virus

[Mike Brodbelt]

David Damerell wrote:

> Of course, if creative accounting isn't enough, you can just use plain
> old innumeracy. If John's 53% is right (and it assumes I'm a
> contractor payments for whose services are subject to VAT, which I'm
> not), you can't then add 17.5% to that 53% and get 70% for the effect
> of VAT on the remaining 47%.

OK - so I'm a bit tired, clearly :-). But the 53 and 17 do add up nicely
to the aforementioned 70%, and you should be used to the innumeracy -
it's the bread and butter of our dear Chancellor.

Mike
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