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Re: [OM] Duties to Belgium

Subject: Re: [OM] Duties to Belgium
From: Thomas Heide Clausen <T.Clausen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 13 May 2003 15:28:28 +0200
On Tue, 13 May 2003 08:25:42 -0300
"John Hudson" <13874@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Subject: Re: [OM] Duties to Belgium
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> > The answer will be "don't do it".
> > In Belgium, VAT (Sales Tax) is applicable at 21%, plus random
> > duties according to an unfathomable commodity/tariff scheme, plus
> > customs clearance agency charges (plus VAT on this too).
> > br
> > jez
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> Don't you think that a 21ales tax would prompt a tax revolt and
> a huge underground economy? Perhaps it does.
> 

Welcome to Denmark - the country of a 25% VAT.

I do not know that Danes are any more subject to underground economy
than others :)

--thomas
(Dane in exile...)

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  Civilingeniør i Datateknik (cand.polyt)
  M.Sc in Computer Engineering

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