[raverbashing]

Yes, VAT is payed 'by the consumer', and if people weren't buying Apple phones they would be buying something else, fair enough.

I just find it funny how the solution to lack of money is always wanting to squeeze more taxes from the companies and people instead of optimizing goverment spending (optimizing, not cutting)

Ah of course, living withing your means is now called 'austerity' and it's bad because?