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I don't know. All I know is that the same thing bought from Germany saves me heaps!
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But ours is 20%! I thought I was on to something then!I don't know. All I know is that the same thing bought from Germany saves me heaps!
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Then the only other possibility is 'Rip-off Britain' - the philosophy that sellers (and the EU for that matter) take advantage of us because we're too weak to do anything about it.No, at least not in my case.
They are importing the Huawei MediaPad X2 from China just like anyone else but for some reason the GEM-701L derivative is much more expensive to buy from Amazon.co.uk than it is from Amazon.de
The GEM-702L and GEM-703L derivatives are more evenly priced on both sides of the English Channel.
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I guess you don't want to know what our sales tax is here.....But ours is 20%!
It's confusing, I know that.I guess you don't want to know what our sales tax is here.....
It's confusing, I know that.I guess you don't want to know what our sales tax is here.....
Yes, I can't understand that. Why don't they add the tax on and print it on the price label? If some people qualify for tax-free, must print both prices. That's what they do here, especially online.It's confusing, I know that.I guess you don't want to know what our sales tax is here.....
It's not confusing, just irritating because you forget about it until you get to the checkout. Britain may effectively have what is seen as a higher rate, but at least the price you pay is the price tag (in most cases)!
Yes, I can't understand that. Why don't they add the tax on and print it on the price label?It's not confusing, just irritating because you forget about it until you get to the checkout. Britain may effectively have what is seen as a higher rate, but at least the price you pay is the price tag (in most cases)!
I think I'd prefer that. Competition, market forces.We also have to pay private trash companies to take away our waste - where it is all included in with the Council Tax over there.
In some cases the rate varies from county to county within a state, even city to city, because state law allows individual counties and/or incorporated cities to add their own small amount on top of the state tax. Here in Shasta County, for example, we have only three incorporated cities within the county, only one of which - Anderson - imposes its own city sales tax of 0.5%. So buy anything from a store located within Anderson city limits and you pay 8% sales tax; buy it anywhere else in the county and it's the basic 7.5% state rate (assuming it's an item which is taxable, of course; some things are exempt, such as regular groceries).It's because different states have different sales tax rates (which they do),
Again, there are many variations from state to state, so how Ohio works is likely quite different from here. Since the late 1970's, California has had a law which prohibits annual property tax bills from increasing by more than a fixed percentage (it followed some pretty steep increases during the 1970's which caused concern). But when a property changes hands, that triggers a reassessment of value, so if the previous owner had been there a long time, that can result in a substantial rise in assessed taxes. As you mention with certain improvements (an extension, adding a pool, whatever) that can also trigger a reassessment by the county, so understandably there are many properties around here which have had all sorts of additions carried out over the years without bulding permits. Unpermitted garage conversions to extra living space are very common, for example.As far as I can tell, the UK Council Tax is similar to the property tax here but houses are charged individually, depending on land, facilities, and even improvements. I was shocked to find that, it you add a concrete path, drive, etc, or even if you have a house with brick, your property taxes can be affected - I imagine these are classed as 'luxury' extras?
Again, there is a lot of variation from place to place. Here in Redding, for example, the city provides a trash collection service (which includes general garbage, recycling, and garden waste), which costs us just over $23 per month, included in our bill for the other city utilities. But in many unincorporated areas of the county, collection is done by private companies.We also have to pay private trash companies to take away our waste - where it is all included in with the Council Tax over there.
Definitely. And as with quite a few of these "what's best for me financially" questions, it depends upon one's lifestyle, expectations, and many other factors. What's best for one person might not be best for another.It's a case of swings and roundabouts, to me.