VAT reduction to cost IT £115m

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Cost of changing systems to use new rate will hit business

Alistair Darling has cut VAT to 15 per cent Chancellor Alistair Darling's 2.5 percentage point temporary cut in VAT will cost businesses £115m in terms of the IT costs involved in changing accoun...

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