Joe Mac
Well-Known Member
Yeah thats nuts. Even when I lived in NYC (which I thankfully left earlier this year), my total tax would reach around 10% area which was super high for here.
23% I'd be analyzing every purchase alot more closely (which wouldnt be a bad thing, but thats not the reason I'd want to cut back).
You kind of don’t. It’s an across the board thing so it’s just included in the price. Websites and shops wouldn’t advertise the pre VAT price so that is just your price for that in your country and if you can afford and justify it you do and if you can’t you don’t. It certainly means you can afford less with the same money but that’s just you doing your budgeting, the VAT rate generally doesn’t enter your thoughts.