Tag: tax

Leqianpo Restaurant in China adds 25% Duty Tax for US Tourists

For dining US tourists, a 25% duty will be added. Chinese restaurant sign: For further information please contact the US Embassy

For dining US tourists, a 25% duty will be added. Chinese restaurant sign: For further information please contact the US Embassy

乐签婆串串香加盟店 Lè qiān pó chuànchuànxiāng jiāméng diàn Lechianpo looks like a hot pot restaurant chain. A Chinese friend sent me this, so I don’t know the location or city of this place

却日起, 凡美国国籍游客用餐时须加收25%关税，凡请知晓！ 若有不便，请咨询美国大使馆！
Què rì qǐ, Fán měiguó guójí yóukè yòngcān shí xū jiā shōu 25%guānshuì, fán qǐng zhīxiǎo! Ruò yǒu bùbiàn, qǐng zīxún měiguó dàshǐ guǎn!

For dining US tourists a 25% duty will be added to all meals. For further information please contact the US Embassy

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Toronto City Council Bans Plastic Bags, effective 2013

Rarely do I see any progressive movement from my City of Toronto municipal government. Rob Ford, elected mayor during the last election, had promised to clean up city hall, but all we have seen so far has been further politiking and delays in large infrastructure, such as the Sheppard subway. Yesterday Ford proposed a motion to stop the $0.05 charge on plastic bags from retailers, but council turned the proposal around and banned all plastic bags, effective Jan 01 2013. Quick and efficient, yes, and I approve, but what happened to due process?

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