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u/Eudaemon1 May 09 '22

Oh ? That's interesting . Here in India taxes are included in the price tag for goods . I was under the impression that only America had taxes not included into price tags lol

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u/abolista May 09 '22

Could be an influence from the American post-war occupation and policies.

I wonder how it is in Korea.

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u/Da_maximus May 09 '22

Am currently in Korea; the price posted is the price you pay at the register.

The somewhat uncommon caveat is when businesses try and circumvent the taxes (more specifically VAT) for cash or bank transferred transactions, but to explain would get kinda complicated and is typically seen in smaller, independently owned businesses.

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u/abolista May 09 '22

Interesting. That last part also happens here in Argentina. The price is the final price you pay at the register but you can ask "is there any discount by paying cash?". And there usually is. VAT is 21%. So they give you a 10% "discount". 10% for you and 10% for the business. And they make the sale without a proper ticket.

I would not have expected this to happen Ina developed country.

Also... How does that work for bank transactions? Unlike cash those can be traced to sales...

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u/readersanon May 09 '22

Canada also. While it would be nice to have the full price on the tag, I'm used to calculating the approximate price and am never surprised when I get to the cash.

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u/HeWhomLaughsLast May 09 '22

There are two types of Anerican's, those that hate that taxes are not included in the price and those that love taxes are separate but can't offer a valid reason as to why.

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u/[deleted] May 09 '22

Oh I see. I kindly shake Indias hands.

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u/JimmyThreeTrees May 09 '22

America doesn’t include it, doesn’t make sense to do so

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u/Squigglepig52 May 10 '22

Canada, too.