TV | Clear news | Friday 30 August 2024

VAT. Clothing manufacturers. Havis Amanda. Weather.

Value added tax

First the economic news.

Value added tax will increase.

The general value added tax is 25.5 percent from the beginning of September. It is 1.5 percentage points more than before.

If the store raises the prices by the same amount, for example the price of shampoo and toilet paper will increase by a few cents.

However, not all shops raise prices, even if the value added tax increases.

The increase in value added tax affects the prices of expensive goods the most. For example, the price of a new car can increase by several hundred euros.

The general value added tax will increase.

It does not affect the price of food, because the value added tax on food does not increase.

Garment manufacturers

More financial stuff.

Clothing manufacturing may end in Finland completely.

Many Finnish clothing manufacturers have ceased operations in recent years. Also, many are considering quitting.

The reason is that manufacturing clothes is expensive in Finland. It costs a lot to make especially good quality clothes.

Clothing manufacturing may end in Finland completely.

Clothing manufacturers hope that Finns will appreciate domestic sustainable fashion.

Clothing entrepreneur Turkka Koivisto says that Finnish clothing can be expensive, but it lasts a long time and therefore also saves nature.

Havis Amanda

Finally, a party atmosphere.

Havis Amanda’s return was celebrated yesterday at Helsinki’s market square.

Havis Amanda or Manta is Finland’s most famous statue.

Manta has been the subject of news many times over the past year.

Let’s see what has happened to Manta during the year.

Last year, the old Manta was taken for maintenance.

The Manta fountain was also repaired. Only the pictures told where Manta’s place is.

Manta was cleaned and repaired for more than a year.

Havis Amanda’s return was celebrated yesterday.

Now Manta stands in his own place.

Next May Day, Manta will be able to join the students’ May Day celebration again.

Saturday’s weather

Another weather forecast.

The weather is rainy. There can also be thunder in the west.

The temperature is 15-20 degrees. It’s a little warmer in the east.