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EU car buyers can save thousands via tax game (II.)

Vyšlo v čísle 42/2006

In the eurozone, Finland and Greece have the lowest prices before tax and Germany has the highest. The commission publishes the report to help consumers compare car prices across Europe and to take advantage of the opportunities offered by the EU single market. The trick does not work for Danish or Finnish residents however, who pay the EU's highest taxes on new cars.
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…doesn’t work for… – neplatí pro, nefunguje resident – obyvatel however – nicméně to pay – platit (neprav. slov: pay, paid, paid).

A German buyer can save almost €4,000 from the €17,700 price tag of a Ford Focus in Germany by buying it in Finland, according to media reports. When taking the car back to Germany, the buyer would pay just 16 percent German tax on the car rather than Finland's steep 70 percent. For luxury cars, Denmark charges its citizens 223 percent tax, which forces down the pre-tax sales price to make it affordable for Danish residents. In general, cars are becoming more affordable, the commission report said, pointing out that "during recent years prices for cars have tended to increase significantly less than the average price for other products".

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