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Old 02-23-2021, 02:53 PM   #14
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Originally Posted by Bob54 View Post
"Really surprising the prices over there - not exactly free markets are they??"

It is due to the VAT (Value Added Tax). Similar to our sales tax but covers other social costs like health insurance, pension etc. You may have missed her line "Switzerland where we have a lot of rare expensive cars, yes the Swiss are this rich."
Value added tax...what a terrible name. Maybe they actually use the tax income for the proper allocations. Hmmm, there’s an idea...
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