[LINK] sigh...

Nicholas English nik.english at gmail.com
Tue Feb 12 05:31:51 AEDT 2013


Furphy, unless referenced against some  qualitative measure. See the recent
Link discussion on the 'cost of living' possibly a starting point might be
the economists ' Big Mac' index or OECD comparative tax  rates or business
cost indexes.
A quick and dirty look at actual tax payments by corporates vs SMEs vs
PAYEs tells the lie on who is paying for what.
The more Link relevant discussion is how such an enquiry relates to the
discussion of e-sales/purchases, GST and the impact on retailers.
2 cents worth from distant sands :) where market distortions are broad and
deep.

Nicholas English

Sent from A phone 7-)

On 11/02/2013, at 10:15 PM, Scott Howard <scott at doc.net.au> wrote:

Given that the government is asking these questions of corporates, I wonder
if the corporates should start asking the government why they charge higher
tax rates in Australia than in some other countries?

After all, it's basically the same questions, isn't it?

 Scott



On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 7:52 AM, Rick Welykochy <rick at vitendo.ca> wrote:

stephen at melbpc.org.au wrote:


"Microsoft, Apple, Adobe summoned by Australia pricing inquiry"


Lower house committee summoned the three firms to explain why Australian

customers paid more for same products


And in Canada, nothing is being done about similar pricing discrepancies.


'Country pricing' a cause of Canada-U.S. price gaps ...



http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2013/02/07/marketplace-country-pricing.html


The practice called 'country pricing' affects products across the board,

not just IT products, i.e.


"Edmonton resident Christine Maligec was shocked to find the playpen she

 bought from Toys "R" Us cost $129.99 in the U.S., but jumped to $249.99

 in Canada."



cheers

rickw




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