The maneuver is simple, whether you prefer to sit at a formica table beautiful and enjoy the sweet sounds of children frolicking mouth smeared with ketchup or you prefer the more subdued atmosphere unpacking your sandwiches in the park or watching television, the restorer you instantly rank in the category of VAT at the standard rate or the reduced rate. The price paid, it will remain unchanged.
In the first case, you pay 10 €, you will consume on the spot and see the passion with all that implies, that your ticket indicates an amount of 1.96 € VAT. In the second case, you always pay € 10 for the same command, but when you leave the restaurant you will be overwhelmed by the urge to see your ticket, which appear magically on a VAT amount equivalent to 55 cents € .
Is this normal, dear consumer, that the restaurant owner pockets the difference and, consequently, it makes a price increase for the unwary who dare refuse formica and toddlers while that, let us pause instead of any good restaurant manager, "These people sir, we are cheaper sir."
Well no, this is not normal. That's what has been stated by a UMP deputy, François-Michel GONNOT, which announced on its blog , He asked Christine Lagarde "if this approach, which goes against the interests of consumers and their purchasing power, was approved by the tax authorities .
Question No. 23573, published in the Official Journal of 20 May 2008, is essentially this:
" François-Michel Gonnot draws attention Madam Minister of Economy, Industry and employment practices of most brands of fast food (McDonalds, KFC, Quick ...) practicing one pricing on purchases for immediate consumption and purchases to go. But these purchases are subject to different VAT rates: 19.6% for the former and 5.5% for the latter. Prices excluding taxes are different for purchases made identical under identical conditions. Paradoxically, the consumer who consumes locally pays, excluding taxes, purchases less expensive than the one who wins. This goes against all logic, and one can estimate that these practices fall under the deception to the consumer. He therefore wondered whether this approach, which goes against the interests of consumers and power purchase was approved by the tax authorities. It also asks whether it has the means to control the actual tax due and if the Government determines that the consumer finds his account in these practices surprising. "
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