Stating prices at retail inclusive of taxes (was: E-ZPass, was CharlieCards v.v. Oyster (and Octopus?))
In message , at 14:16:04 on Mon, 23 Jan
2012, Adam H. Kerman remarked:
As sales taxes are a type of excise tax
Excise taxes are usually "per quantity", such as "per gallon of
gasoline", "per packet of cigarettes"; whereas a sales tax is a
percentage of the sale price.
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Roland Perry
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