Quote Originally Posted by Arthur Little View Post
Well ... I suppose it's to be expected in the wake of the recent VAT rise!
No VAT on most food Arthur and on the stuff that is vatable the VAT increase would give an overall rise of 2.1%

Look here for EU VAT rates most have been on 20% plus for a long while

http://www.tmf-vat.com/vat/eu-vat-rates.html