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Although to be fair most American states have way less sales tax than the UK VAT, which is 20%. California - 7.5%, Florida - 6%, New York State - 4%. I was to
by signal11 7y ago
Although to be fair most American states have way less sales tax than the UK VAT, which is 20%.
California - 7.5%, Florida - 6%, New York State - 4%.
I was told there was also an EU electronics recycling levy, although I'm not sure how much that adds.
- laurencerowe 7y agoYour California value excludes local sales tax, in SF it's 8.5%, though restaurants usually add another "Healthy SF" charge to cover the various mandates around providing health insurance to workers, often bringing it over 10%. Sticker prices are only loosely related to the out the door price in the US.