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> Other countries, like europe, hide the VAT taxes, so it looks like you are not paying taxes at all. That is not true at all. In all European countries that I
by msl 7y ago
> Other countries, like europe, hide the VAT taxes, so it looks like you are not paying taxes at all.
That is not true at all. In all European countries that I can think of you get to see the whole price, including VAT so that, you know, you can actually tell how much the product is going to cost you. The composition of that price is then shown, often in smaller font. This is true of price stickers, receipts and invoices.
I do not find it the least bit misleading, and would be rather annoyed if a cashier told me to pay more money than the price sticker indicates.
- fwn 7y agoParent did not say that it is misleading. The claim was that the tax caused price increase is hidden in the overall price. And while the reasons for that can be plentiful (even consumer protection, if wanted) one effect is certainly and obviously that it hides the amount of sales tax you pay. The VAT is usually declared somewhere in the bill.
- conanbatt 7y agoIt is very misleading: do it the other way around and people would complain about the tax constnatly, which is what people do in the US and in Canada.