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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 15:30:46 +0200
Cc: Jez.Cunningham@xxxxxxxxxx
On Tue, 13 May 2003 13:56:43 +0200
Jez.Cunningham@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Hmm - it's not all bad - at least the horrendous 21ales tax
> allows income tax to be kept down to a nice low 56%.
> (Probably the reason that before we learn "Do you want fries with
> that?" we learn "Do you want a receipt with that?")
> I never did understand why you had to pay so much extra just to get
> a little piece of paper...
> br
> jez

Hmm...do you know if these things apply also to used equipment. IIRC,
there are differrent rules for "new" and "used, private goods".

Btw. Jez, would I be OK to contact you personally by email?

--thomas

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> "John Hudson" <13874@xxxxxxxxxx>@Zuiko.sls.bc.ca on 13-05-2003
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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.
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  M.Sc in Computer Engineering

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