The Conservative Party

[BlueMoonday]

He was talking about a property that three people could share.

But that sounds a lot if it's after the 25% discount.

You do know a couple could be living in a shoe box flat together and only be paying 25% more CT than a single occupant?

Point stands that single occupants are unfairly taxed.

 

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You do know a couple could be living in a shoe box flat together and only be paying 25% more CT than a single occupant?

Point stands that single occupants are unfairly taxed.

It's 33.3% more...

 

[TinFoilHat]

He was talking about a property that three people could share.

But that sounds a lot if it's after the 25% discount.

Yeah.

I tried appealing it. They argued it was average rate for the apartments I'm in.

Naturally they have 3 bedroom penthouses at the top bumping up their "average"

 

[BlueMoonday]

It's 33.3% more...

The CT actual bill for the shared property is 25% more than a single occupant. Single occupancy allowance is 25%. Assuming this is already applied to the £175 already. The total full CT for the shared property would be £233.33, (25 % more).

If the couple split this bill between them equally then the single occupant is paying 33.3% more than what one of the couple is paying individually.

 

[Vic]

Yeah.

I tried appealing it. They argued it was average rate for the apartments I'm in.

Naturally they have 3 bedroom penthouses at the top bumping up their "average"

Each self-contained property is banded separately, no averaging. Seems very odd.

 

[Vic]

The CT actual bill for the shared property is 25% more than a single occupant. Single occupancy allowance is 25%. Assuming this is already applied to the £175 already. The total full CT for the shared property would be £233.33, (25 % more).

If the couple split this bill between them equally then the single occupant is paying 33.3% more than what one of the couple is paying individually.

I think maths may not be your strong point. If £75 is 75% of the full amount, the full amount is £100, and that's a third (33.3%) more than £75.

 

[BlueMoonday]

I think maths may not be your strong point. If £75 is 75% of the full amount, the full amount is £100, and that's a third (33/3%) more than £75.

What the f*ck are you on about? Attention to detail isn't your strong point.

Tinfoilhat said his bill is £175 (Go and look) I've assumed that has already had the single occupancy allowance applied to it which would mean the original bill for shared would be £233.33. (£58.33 is 25% of £233.33. So 233.33 - 58.33 is £175)

What do do you not understand from that exactly?

 

[Vic]

What the f*ck are you on about? Tinfoilhat said his bill is £175. I've assumed that has already had the single occupancy allowance applied to it which would mean the original bill for shared would be £233.33. (£58.33 is 25% of £233.33. So 233.33 - 58.33 is £175)

What do do you not understand from that exactly?

And £58.33 is a quarter (25%) of £233.33, and a third (33.3%) of £175. So the couple would be paying a third more than a single person who gets a discount of a quarter.

 

[MillionMilesAway]

The CT actual bill for the shared property is 25% more than a single occupant. Single occupancy allowance is 25%. Assuming this is already applied to the £175 already. The total full CT for the shared property would be £233.33, (25 % more).

If the couple split this bill between them equally then the single occupant is paying 33.3% more than what one of the couple is paying individually.

your 233.33 looks right, but the use of %ages in the first part is all over the place, or appears to be because some are based on the Base value 100%, and some are based on the discounted single rate of 75%

Base value 100%
single allowance 25% - leaves 75% to pay
The Base value is 33% more than the payable amount by a single person, or 25% of the original value.

2 people splitting Base value of 100% would pay 50% each.
A single person paying 75% of the Base value is paying 50% more than each of the 2 people, or 25% more if viewed as a fraction of the base 100% value.

I think you're both right in your thinking, just the terminology is a bit screwy.

 

[Vic]

And now the next arithmetical teaser.

If a brick weighs seven pounds plus half a brick, what does a brick and a half weigh?