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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