From: "tim" <520010973502.removethis@t-online.de>
Newsgroups: uk.finance
Subject: Polish VAT scam
Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2005 13:56:09 +0100

That's is, as in related to the country, not the cleaning material!

In Poland, VAT on all food, including, for some reason,
food served in resturants is charged at the lower (7%) rate.

VAT on all drinks is at the higher (22%) rate.

So,

When you order a drink in a bar you are sometimes
served some small nibbles with your drink.  When the bill
comes it is itemised to show an extortionate charge for
the nibbles and a tiny charge for the drink.

Um, now where have I seen this scam before?

This is just asking to be closed by reclassifying resturant
food into the higher rate (as it is in every other country that
I visit) to everybodies dis-benefit.  So, when the cost of
eating out in Poland goes up 15% you'll know why.

(FWIW I'd planned on posting this even before I read the
thread on Insurance which materialised whilst I was away)

tim