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Living in taxing times

RECENTLY, a friend of mine was attempting to close her credit card account in order to avoid paying the €40 duty.

Living in taxing times

Sat, 24 May, 2003 - 01:00

No such luck: she was told that there was a tax of €40 to be paid on closing the account as well. Taxed if you do, taxed if you don’t.

What an outrage.

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