sounded a lot more like he wanted to: 1. spend pre-tax money 2. and is VAT registered 3. so needs to quote a VAT number 4. but doesn't want to pay the "I'm

sounded a lot more like he wanted to: 1. spend pre-tax money 2. and is VAT registered 3. so needs to quote a VAT number 4. but doesn't want to pay the "I'm a rich big company" ticket price