It had appeared to most
Shoppers were holding back
In the hope like last year,
There would be no VAT.
But alas, as it stands,
There will be no such luck,
The Government has declared
The VAT will stay up.
Not even for a day
To bring some needed relief,
You are on your own shoppers,
And the time is brief.
A blessing in disguise
This could very well be,
If not for the thriftless shoppers,
Certainly, for the country.
We are largely consumers
And so, we buy and we buy,
That there is little we produce
We should not deny.
Hence, tax is the mode
By which we raise revenue
And so, no VAT free day this year
For neither me nor you.
January’s pay day
Will be a long way off
And the blessing in disguise is:
Not all will be lost.
With the 17.5% on,
There will be more control
And re that free spending attitude
We won’t be so bold.
Thus, into the New Year
This is a savings of sorts,
The Government did consider it
But thank God they abort.
No VAT free day this year
And that is great,
Christmas is more than spending,
Get this straight.
It’s a time of goodwill;
Looking beyond one’s self,
And not a time as many see it
For overloading one's shelf.
If there is much we have
We can give some away
And help some unfortunate one
Have a good Christmas day.
Stewart Russell © December 20, 2023
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