iPhone 12 Pro so costly in India, you can fly to Dubai to buy it and save money

Re:iPhone 12 Pro so costly in India, you can fly to Dubai to... by Joeri on Thursday October 22, 2020 @12:04PM (#24859502)

Are taxes really that high compared to other countries? India has a tax to gdp ratio of 10%, compared to 25% in the US and 40% in the EU. Maybe you are underestimating just how much taxes are required to fund an effective welfare state?

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Re:iPhone 12 Pro so costly in India, you can fly to Dubai to... by rockyj on Thursday October 22, 2020 @12:15PM (#24859652)

I'll leave it for you to judge - https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/tax/latest-incom...

1 Lakh = 100,000 1 USD = 73 Rs.

A mid-level manager / programmer would pay around 20-25% in taxes.

Plus, Current GST (VAT) rate in India is 18% for goods and services like most countries. There are reduced rates 0%, 5% and 12% for some goods and services, and 28% luxury rate for some items.

And finally, other tariffs on things like iPhone, computer parts, cars etc.

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Re:iPhone 12 Pro so costly in India, you can fly to Dubai to... by sudosysgen on Thursday October 22, 2020 @12:24PM (#24859770)

That seems fairly low given the fact that a mid-level programmer is pretty fortunate relatively

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Re:iPhone 12 Pro so costly in India, you can fly to Dubai to... by throwawy42434 on Thursday October 22, 2020 @01:15PM (#24860424)

I don't see where the welfare state is.

- Public schooling, unusable.

- Public health, unusable.

- Public infrastructure, unusable.

I have no clue where my taxes are going, but it sure as hell isn't being spent for "welfare".

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Re:iPhone 12 Pro so costly in India, you can fly to Dubai to... by vinni2 on Thursday October 22, 2020 @06:59PM (#24864200)

And number of people evading tax is also significant. A lot of small and medium businesses don’t pay or pay very little income tax.

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