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It's not about economic benefit, it's about equality: if you have a major form of income not being taxed, you're effectively giving preferential treatment to th
by lagadu 11y ago
It's not about economic benefit, it's about equality: if you have a major form of income not being taxed, you're effectively giving preferential treatment to that person versus everyone who gets taxed.
- aninhumer 11y agoPerhaps I'm misunderstanding something here, but isn't tourism derived income already taxed just like any other income?
- DanBC 11y agoIn practice, yes. In theory, no. Some tourists are allowed to reclaim some VAT when they leave. https://www.gov.uk/tax-on-shopping/taxfree-shopping https://www.gov.uk/tax-on-shopping/taxfree-shopping
- amazon_not 11y agoYou can reclaim VAT only on goods, not on any services.