Thread: CharlieCards v.v. Oyster (and Octopus?)
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Old January 23rd 12, 01:10 PM posted to uk.railway,uk.transport.london,misc.transport.rail.americas
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Default Stating prices at retail inclusive of taxes (was: E-ZPass, was CharlieCards v.v. Oyster (and Octopus?))
In message , at 13:52:10 on Mon, 23 Jan
2012, Adam H. Kerman remarked:
Here in many (if not all) parts of Europe, the price that you pay for
something already has relevant taxes figured in.

Yet here in the United States, when prices for airline travel and hotel
rooms are stated, they included taxes. In Europe, travel prices are
more often stated without all taxes included.

Travel itself doesn't have any "sales tax", although some airlines dress
up various items like airport and security fees as "tax and charges".
But so do USA airlines.

Many hotels in tourist spots have a "surprise" city tourist/hotel tax,
but not in the UK.
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