fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago‘Embarrassment for Japan’: PM wants to cut sales tax but cash registers say nowww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up1106arrow-down11
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minus-squareTaldan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·19 hours agoJapan, unlike the US, shows final total price on the shelves/product. Customers know what they’ll pay the whole time I doubt a business will have many customers if they’re charging significantly more than their competitors due to still charging taxes
minus-squaresetsubyou@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·12 hours agoThey display it on the shelf (though some stores still display both before/after tax because the final price is only required since 2021), but registers calculate it separately and the tax appears on receipts.
Japan, unlike the US, shows final total price on the shelves/product. Customers know what they’ll pay the whole time
I doubt a business will have many customers if they’re charging significantly more than their competitors due to still charging taxes
They display it on the shelf (though some stores still display both before/after tax because the final price is only required since 2021), but registers calculate it separately and the tax appears on receipts.