I don’t see how to do that. If the sellers forgo the VAT, they lose their money, not the government (since 90% of the VAT, 18% or the 20%) is already paid by the seller when he buys his items from the manufacturer. That’s why governments like it so much.
Perhaps I’m missing something.
I wasn't clear, sorry.
In this case it's workers who perform gardening of construction tasks for homeowners. The value of the tradesman's work is taxed by the VAT.
"I'll lay your brick patio for cash with no VAT added".
“I wasn’t clear, sorry.
In this case it’s workers who perform gardening of construction tasks for homeowners. The value of the tradesman’s work is taxed by the VAT.
“I’ll lay your brick patio for cash with no VAT added”. “
Ok, that make sense, thanks. I agree, trying to apply the VAT manual labor type work is next to impossible - it’s probably not even worth doing. Just covering products will cover a large (probably majority) of commerce.