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Originally Posted by HarryT
I'm sure that magogo will correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that he may be referring to the fact that, throughout Europe if you, as a non-European tourist, buy something, you can claim back the VAT (sales tax) when you go home. This can be pretty significant, since VAT is between 16% and 25% of the item price in different parts of Europe.
Unfortunately that's not the way it works in the US. No refund of sales tax for tourists  . |
Thank you for the info, Harry. I mean sales tax for tourists. Anyway, US sales tax is much lower than Europe.