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Re:Airbus hit as new US tariffs come into force by hyperman1 on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @12:28PM (#25750115)
Interesting that it happens with France and wine. Not so long ago France decided to raise VAT on (Belgian imported) beer but not on (France fabricated) wine. Of course that had absolutely nothing to do with protectionism.
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Re:Airbus hit as new US tariffs come into force by mytailorisrich on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @12:53PM (#25750544)
Except they did nothing of the sort.

They just decided to tax all alcoholic beers as alcohol, and thus the same as wine. Before that beers with very low alcohol content were treated as non-alcoholic beverages, which enjoy a lower VAT rate.

Makes no difference to Belgian beers, and France does produce quite a bit of beer as well (same or more than Belgium).

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Re:Airbus hit as new US tariffs come into force by benhurmarcel on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @01:08PM (#25750800)
The French VAT is 20% on all alcohols. It doesn't make a difference between wine and beer.
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Re:Airbus hit as new US tariffs come into force by hyperman1 on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @02:30PM (#25752179)
EDIT: Sorry, everybody, I am indeed completely wrong here.
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