LCD/TFT Tax...

ZXSpectrum · 8 Feb 2006 at 12:21

Just heard from one of our supplers that all LCD/TFT monitors over 20" with DVI Connection are now subject to a European tax of 14% as they can be used as a television screen... Dont know what sort of impact this will have.. Well i presume all monitors will be 14% more expensive...

Linky... http://news.softpedia.com/news/14-Tax-to-Be-Applied-to-LCD-Monitors-17026.shtml

And there is a few more...

Baddass · 8 Feb 2006 at 13:46

also on BeHardware here:

http://www.behardware.com/html/news/cat22/page1.html

ZXSpectrum · 8 Feb 2006 at 16:04

Its stupid really... Unless it has a tuner or HDTV connections built in it cant natively support TV... :rolleyes:

Just more ways to make us pay more... Bl00dy Europe...

Good time to order a Belinea 10 20 35w as i am sure they will be going up very soon...

Seirrah · 8 Feb 2006 at 16:12

Skyline said:
as they can be used as a television screen

That's just stupid.

Raymond Lin · 8 Feb 2006 at 16:43

Only apply to monitors manufactured outside the EU, Good thing i got my Philips 20" last week ! Can't really afford to pay £80 more on it.

ZXSpectrum · 8 Feb 2006 at 18:09

Most Monitors are manufactured outside the EU...

Jonny ///M · 8 Feb 2006 at 22:46

For gods sakes as if dells cant get any more expensive they slap 14% tax on the bloody things. Over £1k for a 2405/2407 would be madness.Take of all the taxes we pay we could get one for a lot cheaper. This is as bad as £3 a bottle of beer at pizzahut when you can get 8 for a fiver!

LCD/TFT Tax...

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