http://ambrand.com/2010/01/30/irish-quangos-enjoy-their-monopolies/ The musings of a team of 20 something friends in Cork, Ireland Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:10:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 http://ambrand.com/2010/01/30/irish-quangos-enjoy-their-monopolies/#comment-13895 The Private Sector Solution at Ambrand.com Fri, 26 Mar 2010 11:24:39 +0000 http://ambrand.com/2010/01/30/irish-quangos-enjoy-their-monopolies/#comment-13895 [...] are few private sector monopolies.  One that comes to mind is the NCT. A couple of months ago we wrote how the NCT doesn’t send reminder letters anymor, sure why should it? It is private sector [...] […] are few private sector monopolies.  One that comes to mind is the NCT. A couple of months ago we wrote how the NCT doesn’t send reminder letters anymor, sure why should it? It is private sector […]

]]> http://ambrand.com/2010/01/30/irish-quangos-enjoy-their-monopolies/#comment-13888 Pat Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:10:48 +0000 http://ambrand.com/2010/01/30/irish-quangos-enjoy-their-monopolies/#comment-13888 i asked the Department of the Environment (via email) why there is VAT charged on the NCT- there's none on a driving test, none on car tax- simply because the state couldn't afford to set up their own test centres, they used a private company- now we all pay at least 21% extra for our NCT- i got not reply from the department i asked the Department of the Environment (via email) why there is VAT charged on the NCT- there’s none on a driving test, none on car tax- simply because the state couldn’t afford to set up their own test centres, they used a private company- now we all pay at least 21% extra for our NCT-
i got not reply from the department

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