> I imagine a European would find it a bit surprising to buy something
> with a price tag of $150 (in Canada) and have to come up with $172.50,
> rather than paying a nice even EUR200 just as the tag says. ;-)

Yes, that happened to me :)  But it takes very little time to get
accustomed.

The real difference between US state sales tax type taxes and European VAT
type taxes is that the VAT system is so much cleaner and easier, incurring
less bureaucracy and a clearer view of how much taxes are being paid.

Gerhard

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