[tehranian]

>>> The legislation — the first bill of its type across the state — would prohibit advertising a price for a good or service that does not include all required charges other than taxes and fees imposed by a government.

>>> “Californians are sick and tired of dishonest fees being tacked on to seemingly everything,” said state Senator Bill Dodd. “It’s an underhanded trick...

Why do government-imposed fees get a special exemption these "dishonest" and "underhanded" tricks? :thinking:

;)

Note: In Europe, the advertised price always includes the related taxes: https://www.quora.com/Do-prices-in-Europe-include-taxes

[tzs]

> Note: In Europe, the advertised price always includes the related taxes

How does that work for prices in broadcast ads that reach multiple countries? VAT can vary from country to country so which country's VAT rate do you use in the ad?

[troad]

There really isn't a lot of multi-country advertising in Europe. You're going to run into bigger problems than showing correct VAT rates - language being probably the most obvious one, but also different regulatory requirements for things like mandatory warnings, watershed rules, etc.

In practice, advertising is always going to need to be adapted for every European market.

[russdill]

Because they vary based on the municipality you live in.

[zeroonetwothree]

Government taxes are at least fairly consistent so it doesn’t matter for comparison shopping.