"France tax cut will give diners a break; Price of going out expected to drop" by Matthew Saltmarsh, International Herald Tribune | May 3, 2009
And here we are here in Massachusetts going in the OPPOSITE DIRECTION.
Hey, I never eat out anymore -- even less so with the swine flu around.
PARIS - .... "It will bring a breath of fresh air to the sector...."
The change might persuade families to dine out more often....
What, a TAX CUT!!? Here that, Globe and government?!!!
Minimum value-added tax rates are governed by EU agreements, which can be changed only with the approval of all finance ministers....
Which is why YOU DO NOT WANT a North American Union, American!!!
A reduction in the tax would dampen inflation and put restaurants on par with the fast-food industry, which had benefited from a reduced tax rate for years.
Wow! McDonald's power reaches far!!
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