Damage to small businesses from the Artist's Resale Right

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1. 101
   Name: Lacey West on Jan 26, 2012

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2. 102
   Name: John Noott on Jan 26, 2012

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3. 103
   Name: Anonymous on Jan 26, 2012

   Comments: This will be massively damaging at a time when businesses are already struggling to survive.

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4. 104
   Name: Roland Goslett on Jan 26, 2012

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5. 105
   Name: Jenny Wheatley on Jan 26, 2012

   Comments: As a professional artist having worked for over 30 years producing paintings, I most strongly object to the new laws. When I sell work it is in good faith at a fair price at that time. I would not expect to make retrospective gain on any other transaction, neither would my heirs expect to gain from other peoples' tranasctions over the years. My views were not sought proir to this law and I object to be "represented" without my consent.

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6. 106
   Name: Anna Brady on Jan 26, 2012

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7. 107
   Name: Tim Bulmer on Jan 26, 2012

   Comments: This is an appalling example of bureaucracy detroying common sense whislt achieving absolutely nothing for those that actually need the help.

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8. 108
   Name: William Clegg [The Country Seat] on Jan 26, 2012

   Comments: We hoped that this issue had been settled for good; all these changes affect confidence in a brittle market. It is bureaucracy gone mad!!

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9. 109
   Name: Anonymous on Jan 26, 2012

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10. 110
    Name: George Bednar on Jan 26, 2012

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11. 111
    Name: Anonymous on Jan 26, 2012

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12. 112
    Name: Anonymous on Jan 26, 2012

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13. 113
    Name: Erika Brandl on Jan 26, 2012

    Comments: There will be many businesses that will fail because of this legislation , Artists themselves never expected their families to benefit after their death and would have been happy to have their work enjoyed which is enablesd by the help of the artmarket staying secure

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14. 114
    Name: Mark Dodgson on Jan 26, 2012

    Comments: Small businesses are a very important and flexible part of the British economy, and are usually run with a keen eye on efficiency because every pound saved is extra funds for the proprietor. Governments happily impose more and more burdens on small businesses without thinking about their consequences for this important sector. The majority of the art-dealer members of BADA find it hard to get the time to deal with all the bureaucracy thrown at them and resent what is an 8% levy that takes no account of whether they sell at a profit or a loss. All this against a background of other countries such as the US and China which do not have ARR, so are at a competitive advantage.

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15. 115
    Name: Patrick Macintosh on Jan 26, 2012

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16. 116
    Name: Tina Donko on Jan 26, 2012

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17. 117
    Name: Stephen Selby on Jan 26, 2012

    Comments: Former chair of the APEC intellectual property experts' group.

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18. 118
    Name: Anne Selby on Jan 26, 2012

    Comments: Former art dealer

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19. 119
    Name: Anonymous on Jan 26, 2012

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20. 120
    Name: Christopher Bent on Jan 26, 2012

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21. 121
    Name: Anna O'Sullivan on Jan 26, 2012

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22. 122
    Name: Stephen Jack on Jan 26, 2012

    Comments: ARR favours auctioneers over dealers who are competing in the same market. Auctioneers account for ARR once only, while a dealer will be deemed to make 2 transactions and pay twice. This is a distortion of the market in favour of the bigger players with the greater lobbying power. It is anti competitive. It is the State acting in restraint of trade.

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23. 123
    Name: John Allen on Jan 26, 2012

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24. 124
    Name: Stuart Lochhead, Daniel Katz Limited on Jan 26, 2012

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25. 125
    Name: Gillian Jason on Jan 26, 2012

    Comments: A 3,000 Euro threshold would make a vast difference to young artists who otherwise might not find a dealer. It would also encourage dealers to sell stock suitable for young collectors without having an extra tax to pay.

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26. 126
    Name: John Sims on Jan 26, 2012

    Comments: This extension will help to drive trade away from the EU and, in the main, enrich the already wealthy estates of the most famous artists. It is also creating hostility towards the EU. A bad idea from bureaucrats who live in a parallel universe.

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27. 127
    Name: Thomas Higginson on Jan 26, 2012

    Comments: Yet another nail in the coffin of many small business if this is allowed.

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28. 128
    Name: Alex Mortimer on Jan 26, 2012

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29. 129
    Name: Lisa Sharpe on Jan 26, 2012

    Comments: Totally unnecessary bureaucracy that damages the art market - "If it ain't broke, don't fix it!"

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30. 130
    Name: Fabio Rossi on Jan 27, 2012

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31. 131
    Name: Paul Hahn on Jan 27, 2012

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32. 132
    Name: William Weston - William Weston Gallery on Jan 27, 2012

    Comments: A dealer in works subject to the new ARR regulations in many cases now has to absorb an 8% tax in works in the lower price bracket - 4% on purchase on works bought at auction or in the trade and again 4% on sale as it is on works in the lower price bracket that the purchaser will not accept a price increase. For dealers who sell quite high volume in the lower price bracket the administration cost is also very high, not least as relatively small fluctuations in the Euro exchange rate can move works in and out of liability for tax. As a priority the tax threshold should be moved to Euros 3000 as in this area of price it is much less difficult for the dealer to absorb the levy if necessary.

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33. 133
    Name: Irving Grose on Jan 27, 2012

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34. 134
    Name: John Critchley on Jan 27, 2012

    Comments: The Antiquarian Booksellers' Association supports this petition fully.

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35. 135
    Name: Simon, Christopher And Kristina Lamb on Jan 27, 2012

    Comments: We support this petition wholeheartedly. This is effect an extra tax in addition higher VAT and could not come at a worse time. Living artists are a different matter, but we can see no justification for their estates benefiting. The complexities will be immense, and anyway little if any will reach them by the time complex beaurocracy and inheritance tax are deducted. It epitomises everything we detest about the EU.

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36. 136
    Name: Mrs Sue Weston on Jan 27, 2012

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37. 137
    Name: Peter McEwan on Jan 27, 2012

    Comments: We are considering a policy of avoiding the purchase of any works by artists who fall into the AR category. I am sure that we are not alone in considering this option and this may well prove to have a negative impact on the prices of some artists.

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38. 138
    Name: Caroline Penman on Jan 27, 2012

    Comments: The Artists Resale Right as it stands will penalise the small independent art gallery. I organise Art Fairs, and the exhibitors are very apprehensive about the financial implications.

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39. 139
    Name: Roderick Wright on Jan 27, 2012

    Comments: I think this whole farrago should be scrapped

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40. 140
    Name: Chris King on Jan 27, 2012

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41. 141
    Name: Gill Mitchell on Jan 27, 2012

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42. 142
    Name: Stephen Camburn on Jan 27, 2012

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43. 143
    Name: Susan McAllister on Jan 27, 2012

    Comments: Totally disagree with this entirely and the effect it will have on the UK art market.

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44. 144
    Name: Johnny Gorman on Jan 27, 2012

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45. 145
    Name: Steve Marsling on Jan 27, 2012

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46. 146
    Name: Freddie Clough on Jan 27, 2012

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47. 147
    Name: Jeffrey Cohen on Jan 27, 2012

    Comments: Dear Niall, Good to speak with you, have left a message for Sarah to call me.

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48. 148
    Name: Anna Hunter on Jan 27, 2012

    Comments: This tax does not apply to vintage cars, antiques and other collectables. It is unworkable and unfair.

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49. 149
    Name: John And Felicity Rae-Smith on Jan 27, 2012

    Comments: The threshold should definitely be raised to 3000 euros and preferably abolished altogether. Not many businesses can afford effectively an 8% increase in costs. It's also unfair that artists' descendents will receive 4% of any restoration or framing charges that have been entirely paid for by us, the dealers - unless we give our customers separate invoices for services rendered! I hope this petition is going to the press as well.

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50. 150
    Name: Charles Bradstock on Jan 27, 2012

    Comments: I run a gallery and it is an administrative to process such small amount the majority of which goes to DACS. It might mean we will have to employ another person

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