Value-added taxes may sound great to the public but they are merely hidden means for government to raise taxes in addition to any heavy income taxes they may be imposing.
That’s because the masses are never fully aware of what, exactly, they are paying. The taxes are added on at every layer of distribution of the product or service, onto the provider and not directly on the consumer. The consumer eventually pays a much higher price for the product or service and merely blames the party making the last sale. Never the politician who imposed the VAT tax to begin with.
A consumption tax is often set as consumer subsidies as a political ploy because it smacks as favors. So it is loved by politicians. And it's sneaky. ( See the Earl J Weinreb NewsHole® comments.)
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