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hdgvhicvtoday at 9:49 AM1 replyview on HN

No vat on the majority of spending - from rent to food.

But buy a £50k Rolex and yes there is vat.


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pikertoday at 9:54 AM

Roughly the same with sales tax, it's just 1/3rd of that number.

> But buy a £50k Rolex and yes there is vat.

This is wildly ignorant of how less fortunate people live. They are hit with VAT on many daily expenses. Ignoring that fact and "tsk tsk"ing them for being frivolous is the [British] way.

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