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Mostly because, and this is the kicker, that does not matter to the vast majority of people buying coffee. If I buy a cup of coffee with a listed price of €2,
by Freak_NL 2y ago
Mostly because, and this is the kicker, that does not matter to the vast majority of people buying coffee.
If I buy a cup of coffee with a listed price of €2, I pay €2. I know that 9% of that is value added tax (here in the Netherlands), and the receipt will show that too — if I care, which I usually don't.
Value added taxes are pretty much a fact of life. I know it's there, and there is absolutely no need to constantly bug me about them by doing funny stuff with the pricing; just show me what I have to pay at the till.
- Retric 2y agoCompanies are legally required to break out VAT taxes on a bill because it’s a value added tax so it matters if something is an end product like a car or something request to make that end product. Basically if you buy a PC and the VAT on that sale was 200$ then the company selling you the item might send in 50$ and receipts for 150$ in VAT on items they used to manufacture that PC. Without that exception there’s a huge incentive to vertically integrate manufacturing which would have negative economic consequences.
- Freak_NL 2y agoSo? The receipt still shows the VAT amount, as required. This is not a problem.
- Retric 2y agoI was trying to clarify for anyone who might misunderstand your comment. It’s fine not to look at a receipt for the details, but I felt someone reading your comment may not realize it was available and you just didn’t look at it. You included a “and the receipt will show that too” but that’s the kind of thing people gloss over.