> Except it's not as straightforward as this. There's usually some fine print at the bottom that says there's a 20% service charge, taxes not included, or whate

> Except it's not as straightforward as this. There's usually some fine print at the bottom that says there's a 20% service charge, taxes not included, or whatever. The point is to forbid the fine print. I dislike many German laws around taxation and stuff but one thing we're doing right here is that all consumer-facing prices must be final. You can give a rebate if you want but you cannot charge a surplus. Prices as displayed must include VAT and any service fees, period. It's annoying that for some reason airlines do not seem to be bound to this, but the vast majority of businesses are. And I don't see the problem. It's so unfriendly when you put this and this and this in your cart / on your table and then when comes the time to pay, jumps a henchman out of the bush and demands some more. Where in the world does that translate into consumer satisfaction?