My question is ... when was this law change debated by
the Mother of Parliaments?
This will almost certainly have been done by secondary legislation (a statutory instrument) (as has the vast majority of English Covid legislation). Secondary legislation doesn't normally require a debate
in parliament, and may even be enacted under the negative resolution
process <https://www.parliament.uk/site-information/glossary/negative-procedure/>, in which it doesn't have to be formally approved by Parliament, although Parliament can raise an objection within at time limit.
What is curious about this whole debacle is the £135 watershed.
For imports above that level, then the importer, presumed to
be a business, must account for the VAT and import duty.
Below £135, the importer is presumed to be an individual
who is buying one-offs.
By putting such a Kafkaesque barrier in place suggests that
it is some insidious machiavellian government plot to hinder
individuals from bringing unidentifiable merchandise into
this country, and may therefore be an overshoot of security
concerns.
My question is ... when was this law change debated by the Mother of Parliaments?
Its not that so much as deciding that the cost of
collecting the VAT on the cheaper stuff isnt worth
it for the govt given how much they collect.
By putting such a Kafkaesque barrier in place suggests that
it is some insidious machiavellian government plot to hinder
individuals from bringing unidentifiable merchandise into
this country, and may therefore be an overshoot of security
concerns.
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