Originally posted by Mich the Tester
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Originally posted by AtW View PostIf they want to do that, then it's fine, however they should not need to.
If booze/smokes were available in UK supermarkets with the same level of duty as in France, then 90% of such booze trips to France would go away. That's because they are an economic anomaly created by artificially high tax limits.
And if people still want to go to France to buy booze then it's fine by me - they SHOULD NOT HAVE TO DO THAT though.
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Originally posted by AtW View PostIf they want to do that, then it's fine, however they should not need to.
If booze/smokes were available in UK supermarkets with the same level of duty as in France, then 90% of such booze trips to France would go away. That's because they are an economic anomaly created by artificially high tax limits.
And if people still want to go to France to buy booze then it's fine by me - they SHOULD NOT HAVE TO DO THAT though.
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Originally posted by DodgyAgent View PostIf people want to travel 50 million miles to the moon to buy something that they can get from the local corner shop why shouldnt they be allowed to do so?
If booze/smokes were available in UK supermarkets with the same level of duty as in France, then 90% of such booze trips to France would go away. That's because they are an economic anomaly created by artificially high tax limits.
And if people still want to go to France to buy booze then it's fine by me - they SHOULD NOT HAVE TO DO THAT though.
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Originally posted by DodgyAgent View PostSo what?. If people want to travel 50 million miles to the moon to buy something that they can get from the local corner shop why shouldnt they be allowed to do so?
AtW
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Originally posted by AtW View PostBecause it makes no economic sense - delivery cost of such common goods in a bulk is much cheaper than having many people travel to buy handful of those goods.
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Originally posted by Mich the Tester View PostThat forces their home country to reconsider tax policies.
That's why taxes should be set centrally in EU so that no Liebor **** could come to power to start taxing and spending.
If Govt wants to spend money it should earn it first through creation of policies that would encourage long term investment and thus natural expansion of GDP rather than one based on debt fueled by tax/spend.
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Originally posted by Moscow Mule View PostAnd there's no restriction on movement of goods/purchases between Swiss/EU territory? Or are there import/export limits?
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Originally posted by AtW View PostIt's an anomaly because people should not be going to next country to buy same goods just because of artificially higher taxes in their home country.
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Originally posted by AtW View PostIt's an anomaly because people should not be going to next country to buy same goods just because of artificially higher taxes in their home country.
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Originally posted by AtW View PostSmugglers take chances and won't do it for small %-tage, I'd say risk factors would demand at least 5-10% premium, it's the cross border legit trade that's the issue - high UK taxes on booze/smokes create anomaly of people going to France to buy those items. It's total bollox and can only be solved by having unified tax system.
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Originally posted by Mich the Tester View PostYep, it's in the European Free Trade Area, but they can set their taxes as they like.
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Originally posted by Mich the Tester View PostIrrelevant, except for the long land borders that make smuggling v easy indeed.
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