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Originally Posted by HarryT
Not at all, old boy, but I do happen to think that tax evasion is a particularly egregious offence, because it's stealing from everyone.
I would have thought that this news would be welcomed with open arms by people (and there have been plenty here at MR) who claimed that companies like Amazon were avoiding paying VAT by selling from countries like Luxembourg which have low VAT rates. This change in EU law is designed to close that specific tax loophole, and provide a level playing-field for everyone.
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The criminal uses threats of violence to extort money from you, the state use threats of more extortion (sorry tax) or prison to get your money off you.