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Re: Carryon vs. checked (Re: WTB: 6557 (really, really badly) and 6861
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Tue, 16 Mar 1999 19:35:05 GMT
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On Mon, 15 Mar 1999 10:32:42 GMT, Selçuk <teyyareci> uttered the following
profundities...
> > > What is your VAT rate, then? We are at 17.5%.
> > Ditto.
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> from 6% (for vital sources like bread, basic food materials) up to 25%
> (luxury(!) items, icluding things like home appliances, and so).
In the UK, it is a flat, 17.5% on everything, except...
natural gas (8%), and books*, children's clothes, and food, which
is zero-rated(no tax).
*books were kept high-cost despite no VAT, due to the "Net Book
Agreement." Basically, an anti-competitive measure agreed upon
by the publishers to keep prices high. That fell apart when a
couple of firms released out-of-copyright books at only a pound
each. (And I imagine Project Gutenburg, wiretap.spies and the
like, helped nailing that coffin)
> Packet of 20 goes for 350 000TL, slightly less than 1 US$ (any brand- camel,
> marlboro, etc. Local brands costs half or less) You know, some people around
> must consume those hazardous things that produced somewhere much more
> developed to consume them..:-)
Turkey is a major producer of tobacco, aren't they?
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> > > and shock! they didn't increase alcohol duties. 3.7p on
> > No idea.
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> It's also very cheap here.
One of the reasons for the UK gommint's support of the elimination
of European duty-free is the ridiculous assertion that
other EU countries should raise
their tax rates to match that of the UK. (As well as to
increase overall tax revenues). If, overnight, many countries
were to raise the taxation levels on these items to that of
the UK, there would be riots!
Though, with that looming very soon, they are changing their
tune a bit. Already, 18% of overall French alcohol sales are
sold in Calais to British day-trippers!
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