AussieKB
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Same the world over, got ripped off leaving Perth last September and again in leaving Bangkok, went without in Singapore as it was a joke.
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Voyager EMH
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A pint can cost less than 2 Euros in this European capital city. Cheaper than Prague. I've not been to this country. Looks nice though.
Europe is a great place over all. Maybe we should think about linking our economy to theirs in some way?
Europe is a great place over all. Maybe we should think about linking our economy to theirs in some way?
Neilds
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People trying to compare the price of beer (other alcoholic drinks are available) across the country (and Europe) without taking into account the wages and cost of living in each area. Percentage wise, the cost of drinks will be very similar.
NearHull
Well-known member
No new posts in Rules Section for a while. I do like the discussions - surely it can’t all be going swimmingly out there?
hors limite
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I occasionally enjoy watching the physicist Prof Brian Cox - an engaging, entertaining take on subjects that I know little about. Yesterday,a video emerged on the subject of a comet, Atkas 3i. It was selling the idea that the comet might be an alien visitor. After a short while, it was clear that it was the creation of some manipulator of AI. The voice was perfect, the coordination with gestures and mannerisms less so. The tautology also gave the game away.
Nevertheless, the experience was a bit unnerving. How much of this is going on? Do platforms have a system for identifying this stuff and taking it down?
Nevertheless, the experience was a bit unnerving. How much of this is going on? Do platforms have a system for identifying this stuff and taking it down?
Orikoru
Tour Winner
We had a rules issue in my match yesterday, but we just Googled the answer and got on with it. Perhaps that forum is obsolete?
@hors limite I suspect they are just pleased to have as much content as possible, not too concerned where it comes from 
Voyager EMH
Slipper Wearing Plucker of Pheasants
Very true. Had a look and found on wiki a map of average gross monthly wages. Clearly showing the correlation you mention.
Except beer prices in the UK do seem high compared with our average wage.
Interestingly we have a lower average wage than all our nearest neighbours. And if you took out the south east, the rest of the UK would be even lower.
Scandinavian countries, including Denmark, have built their strong economies with high taxation rates for several decades.
And that is where you will find high standards of living as well.
Luxembourg and Switzerland are special cases, it seems to me.
Orikoru
Tour Winner
Two weeks out of the office, and of course, I've been turfed out of my desk and told to sit somewhere else. Don't know why I bother going in if they don't want me there.
irip
Head Pro
You need to start putting chewing gum under your desk and drawing pins on your chair
Tashyboy
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The problem is with a pint in the Uk is this.
Components of beer tax in the UK
Components of beer tax in the UK
- Alcohol Duty: This is a tax on alcoholic drinks that is calculated based on the alcohol by volume (ABV) and the type of drink. For a standard 5% ABV pint, the duty can be around £0.54.
- VAT: Value Added Tax is a 20% tax that is applied to the price of the beer plus the duty.
- Other taxes: On top of alcohol duty and VAT, other taxes such as business rates, corporation tax, and employment tax also contribute to the final price, especially in pubs.
- The more a pub charges for a pint, the more VAT it charges.
- Five taxes on a pint
Voyager EMH
Slipper Wearing Plucker of Pheasants
You forgot share dividends and exec wages for the larger businesses - that money has to come from somewhere.The problem is with a pint in the Uk is this.
Components of beer tax in the UK
- Alcohol Duty: This is a tax on alcoholic drinks that is calculated based on the alcohol by volume (ABV) and the type of drink. For a standard 5% ABV pint, the duty can be around £0.54.
- VAT: Value Added Tax is a 20% tax that is applied to the price of the beer plus the duty.
- Other taxes: On top of alcohol duty and VAT, other taxes such as business rates, corporation tax, and employment tax also contribute to the final price, especially in pubs.
- The more a pub charges for a pint, the more VAT it charges.
- Five taxes on a pint
AussieKB
Well-known member
I thought this was about beer prices at the airport ?
Neilds
Assistant Pro
Like everything on here, you have to expect the odd tangent and thread drift
Tashyboy
Please don’t ask to see my tatts 👍
Joking aside and doing me
Best to get this topic back online. Why is beer so expensive at an airport. Should it not be duty free. Like all other “ cheap”
duty free things.
GreiginFife
Money List Winner
Captive audience. It's really that simple.Joking aside and doing me
Best to get this topic back online. Why is beer so expensive at an airport. Should it not be duty free. Like all other “ cheap”
clubchamp98
Journeyman Pro
Same as Petrol.!The problem is with a pint in the Uk is this.
Components of beer tax in the UK
- Alcohol Duty: This is a tax on alcoholic drinks that is calculated based on the alcohol by volume (ABV) and the type of drink. For a standard 5% ABV pint, the duty can be around £0.54.
- VAT: Value Added Tax is a 20% tax that is applied to the price of the beer plus the duty.
- Other taxes: On top of alcohol duty and VAT, other taxes such as business rates, corporation tax, and employment tax also contribute to the final price, especially in pubs.
- The more a pub charges for a pint, the more VAT it charges.
- Five taxes on a pint
nickjdavis
Head Pro
This is less "thread drift", more "thread shank".Like everything on here, you have to expect the odd tangent and thread drift
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
Goodness…what an idea…why has nobody thought that before. Or maybe they did…A pint can cost less than 2 Euros in this European capital city. Cheaper than Prague. I've not been to this country. Looks nice though.
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Europe is a great place over all. Maybe we should think about linking our economy to theirs in some way?
Ah well…
Orikoru
Tour Winner
Just another reason to be glad I don't drink anymore. 
