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Uber drivers are threatening to walk out
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after the taxi app tries to bypass a
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recent tax raise on each ride. The
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government changed the tax rules on Uber
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journeys this month, meaning each
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journey now incurs a higher VAT bill.
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Uber wants to bypass these extra costs
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onto drivers. The change will also mean
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higher Uber fairs for customers as the
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government tries to even out Uber prices
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with black cabs. The Treasury hopes the
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change will raise an extra 700 million a
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year. Drivers have previously complained
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about working conditions, but Uber says
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they're guaranteed the national living
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wage, holiday pay, and a pension plan.
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Despite threats of protests in
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Westminster and a mass walkout, the
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right hailing app is confident that
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customers won't see any service
