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Re: GRO Price Increase Petition
« Reply #27 on: Wednesday 24 March 10 15:10 GMT (UK) »
Family History is a hobby - I don't expect tax payers to subsidise my season ticket for Sunderland AFC and I don't expect tax payers to subsidise my   (and  overseas peoples') purchase  of BMD certs.

Rather belatedly - I agree with Gadget  :D
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« Reply #28 on: Wednesday 24 March 10 15:28 GMT (UK) »
I shall not be signing the petition and would advise anyone who hasn't yet decided to do the same. There is no justification in expecting hobbies to be subsidised by taxpayers.



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« Reply #29 on: Wednesday 24 March 10 15:58 GMT (UK) »
I shall not be signing the petition and would advise anyone who hasn't yet decided to do the same. There is no justification in expecting hobbies to be subsidised by taxpayers.

But there is justification in expecting taxpayer-subsidised organisations to be run in an efficient manner. Without getting political (not allowed here!), very few of them are in my opinion and the GRO is probably no exception.
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Re: GRO Price Increase Petition
« Reply #30 on: Wednesday 24 March 10 16:59 GMT (UK) »
If the petition doesn't work then it was worth a try. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
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Re: GRO Price Increase Petition
« Reply #31 on: Wednesday 24 March 10 20:20 GMT (UK) »
i am going to say that yet again they have found something that a lot of people enjoy doing in an area which in the past has been tax free, yet another stealth tax and why should we let them get away with it.

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Re: GRO Price Increase Petition
« Reply #32 on: Thursday 25 March 10 20:03 GMT (UK) »
Tax on genealogy. We must stop it.
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Re: GRO Price Increase Petition
« Reply #33 on: Saturday 03 April 10 18:00 BST (UK) »
Many thanx for all the signatures so far...

someone took the trouble to sign it "get a life" which I found amusing !

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Re: GRO Price Increase Petition
« Reply #34 on: Saturday 03 April 10 18:54 BST (UK) »
Many people are unhappy with the new price increase.
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SCOTLAND Stewart in Selkirk
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Re: GRO Price Increase Petition
« Reply #35 on: Sunday 04 April 10 21:08 BST (UK) »
Unfortunately the petition is poorly worded, confusing the massive price hike with green issues. But well done anyway to sandra(?) or whoever took the initiative to do something about the issue!


32% is a massive rise, but the prices would inevitably go up. I can't remember when the last price increase was. 10 years ago? The big issue for me is the fact they won't give a reduction if you save the GRO a lot of time by providing the reference number for the certificate. But I guess the vast, vast majority will have the reference number at hand these days, having obtained it online from a genealogical source.

It's all a blatant example of the GRO moving into the 21st century and making money from family history!!
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