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'''''Original text: | '''''Original text by <span class="plainlinks">[https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/management/staff/williams/index Colin C. Williams, Sheffield University Management School']</span>''''' | ||
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In the UK in particular and in developed economies more generally, a recurrent question that customers ask of tradespeople, such as those doing home maintenance and repair work, is ‘How much for cash?’ Similarly, it is commonly the case that such tradespeople will give customers an official quote for doing a job with Value Added Tax (VAT) included, and then say, for example, ‘or 20 percent less for cash-in-hand.’ | In the UK in particular and in developed economies more generally, a recurrent question that customers ask of tradespeople, such as those doing home maintenance and repair work, is ‘How much for cash?’ Similarly, it is commonly the case that such tradespeople will give customers an official quote for doing a job with Value Added Tax (VAT) included, and then say, for example, ‘or 20 percent less for cash-in-hand.’ | ||