The VAT will drive almost everything underground, or beat the economy into submission.
Oh yes, it will. I for one am buying anything that I want right now. I do not have a lot of desires though, I have most of the big ticket items that I can imagine I would need for much of the rest of my life. My frig broke about three weeks ago, so I was able to replace that VAT free.
I wwould seriously rather go with nothing for the rest of my life knowing that my sacrifice is starving this cancerous government of their much needed blood money. Screw them.