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City are pleased to announce, following the government’s decision to
temporarily lower the rate of VAT from 17.5 per cent to 15 per cent,
that savings will be passed on to supporters through a number of price
reductions.
All home match day adult priced tickets in the East and
West stands will be subject to a £1 deduction and North and South stand
tickets in the same category will be reduced by 50p. These changes will
apply to tickets sold from the Wigan Athletic home fixture onwards, due
to the fact that tickets for Everton, Hull City and the UEFA tie with
Paris St Germain have already gone on sale.
Recognising the fact
that it would be unfair to change the pricing structure for games for
which some tickets have already been sold, Manchester City will donate
the sum of the excess VAT for these fixtures to the Club’s nominated
charities for the season.
The Club also recognises the loyalty of
supporters who purchased their Seasoncards before the start of the
2008-09 campaign and who will not benefit from the recent VAT changes.
It has therefore been decided to factor this reduction and potential
savings from this season into next year’s Seasoncard prices.
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The
Club will reduce public catering food prices (where it is practicable
to do so) by 2.5% on the majority of items. This will apply to outlets
in and around the stadium, where all reductions will be made at the
point of sale. The Club are awaiting an announcement later in the week
relating to excise duty on alcohol and will notify fans of any changes
arising therefrom .
VAT for Conference and Events bookings made
from 1st December will be levied at the revised 15% rate and new
bookings made with the Hospitality Department from the same date will
also be subject to the reduced tax figure.
The Club are also
pleased to confirm that fans purchasing retail items online and from
Citystores (City of Manchester Stadium and Arndale branches) will
benefit from increased discounts in excess of those arising from the
government’s tax reduction. Current Citycard and Accesscard holders,
previously entitled to 5% discount, will now receive a 10% discount on
all items purchased and Seasonc ard holders will see their discount
increase from 10% to 15% off all items sold. Once again, reductions
will be apparent at the point of sale.
Talking of the price reductions a Club spokeswoman said,
“We
at Manchester City are more than aware of the impact of the current
uncertain economic climate on our fans. Wherever it has been possible
to do so, we have dropped prices to reflect the VAT changes and in many
instances have chosen to lower prices by more than the government’s
2.5% reduction rate. In fact, the double discount deal for supporters
using our retail outlets, represents a fantastic deal for our
supporters, particularly so with Christmas approaching and the
financial implications it raises for families and individuals alike.
are also delighted to support our nominated Charities by donating the
accumulated tax saving for the December fixtures held at our stadium.
As we would be unable to pass on the VAT reductions to fans due to
these games already being on sale, it would be inappropriate for the
Club to benefit from these monies and therefore we are pleased to
support our Charities in the fantastic work they do in and around the
region.”
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