->  DW> We have value-added taxes here in Canada. I think they exist in the 
->  DW> States too.  
 
-> here, we have sales tax that is paid when you purchase something... 
 
-> )\/(ark 
  
Same thing. Different name. We call them "sales taxes" here. The 
province gets 8% of the original value, and the federal government gets 
6%, so the price goes up by 14% altogether. In Britain, as far as I 
recall, they have a "value added tax" of 15%. Pretty much the same. 
  
                          dow 
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