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Subject: Re: Israelis! Why are computer and electronic equip. so expensive?

Author: stuart taylor

Date: 07:11:26 05/09/05

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On May 09, 2005 at 09:17:21, stuart taylor wrote:

>On May 09, 2005 at 04:50:52, Amir Ban wrote:
>
>>On May 08, 2005 at 10:22:54, stuart taylor wrote:
>>
>>>Why are computers (and sterio equipment e.g. Sony etc.) so expensive in Israel
>>>compared with the rest of the world, e.g. UK, US?
>>>
>>>How much is the import tax these days? Didn't it used to be 40-50% and now went
>>>down to 20%
>>>
>>
>>There is no import tax on personal computers.
>>
>>Amir
>
>I think there used to be quite alot!
>Anyway, if there's none, that only makes my whole questions much much greater.
>How do personal computers come to such prices in Israel. I'm just about to
>purchase one, but I really would like to know the answer to this before I do so.
>S.Taylor

Amir, so you are agreeing with me? (that it's a big question)
S.Taylor

>>
>>
>>>But let's take e.g. note-book mobile computer prices, they seem to be far more
>>>expensive than international prices plus merely 20%.
>>>
>>>I mean, if ALL it takes to pay tax on these kind of products is 20%, then it
>>>would seem to be a very great saving to bring them in either by mail order, or
>>>by hand, wouldn't it?



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