Antiquehunter
Degenerate Gambler
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Oh - I don't dispute it works. (I work in tax administration - I do tax admin for the Afghan gov't as an advisor to the Ministry of Finance.)
My point is that in introducing VAT to a place such as East Timor or Afghanistan (I've done both) the Chinese model wouldn't work - because of printing costs and lack of capacity. (I can't get ANYTHING printed locally of any quality, let alone a wide variety of receipts with scratch-off latex and anti-counterfeiting measures).
It isn't the COST of the receipts that would be a barrier to a country such as AF, its the logistics of GETTING the suckers.
My posts were really just thinking out loud more than anything.
My point is that in introducing VAT to a place such as East Timor or Afghanistan (I've done both) the Chinese model wouldn't work - because of printing costs and lack of capacity. (I can't get ANYTHING printed locally of any quality, let alone a wide variety of receipts with scratch-off latex and anti-counterfeiting measures).
It isn't the COST of the receipts that would be a barrier to a country such as AF, its the logistics of GETTING the suckers.
My posts were really just thinking out loud more than anything.
