All taxes and all costs of any viable business are ultimately paid by the customer. You cover everything from their CIT to inventory shrinkage. Companies don't

All taxes and all costs of any viable business are ultimately paid by the customer. You cover everything from their CIT to inventory shrinkage. Companies don't have any other source of income. The only difference is that VAT is explicitly listed on the receipt. You can count on price stickiness for a while but eventually tax increases will lead to price increases.