[cma-l] PRS, PPL and VAT

[Betar Bangla Ltd]

hi everybody,
Fantasy radio should know that a lot of community radio stations are not
registered for VAT due to low income. Fantasy radio might be earning a huge
amount of money, and they are registered, but what about us as we can not
claim back what we would pay them as VAT. PRS and PPL should removeed VAT
from their invoices and also they should refund all VAT they charged to all
community radio station till today.
I beleive that CMA should take initiative to solve these with PRS and PPL
in the interest of Community radio stations.
thanks


On 5 January 2017 at 14:44, fantasy office <office at fantasyradio.co.uk>
wrote:

>
> Good afternoon.
>
> I have tried to resist joining in - but I feel I must.
>
> I am very happy with the PRS PPL deal - it means, with a simple payment,
> we can play all the music in the world on our station, with no logging,
> returns, or other encumberance. It's a damn good deal. 80 percent of our
> output is music and I'm very thankful for that. It brings us an audience,
> without which, we may as well all go home.
>
> Community radio is a business - we need to pay for things so we have
> something to sell. It's as plain as that.
> Electricity, broadband, phone lines, Ofcom licence, PRS and PPL are the
> lifeblood of what we do. Of course, if you can get a better deal somewhere,
> that's good news.
>
> And what's the problem with VAT? Anybody with any business sense knows
> that if you have to pay VAT and you're registered, YOU CLAIM IT BACK. This
> applies to telephone, fuel, equipment and more.
>
> When we started our first RSLs, then applied for our community licence, we
> just looked at the rules, did the costings and worked it out from there. It
> really is that simple. We took the decision and we made it work.
>
> Please, let's concentrate on producing great radio for our listeners and
> it will all work out fine. Don't try to reinvent the wheel - it may not be
> perfect but it works pretty well.
>
> Peace and love in 2017 to all our colleagues in CR.
>
> Phil Dawson
> *FANTASY RADIO 97FM*
> Devizes,
> Wiltshire.
>
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