[MikeGranby]

> The consumer pays the sales tax.
>
> The manufacturer has nothing to do with it.

True enough, but in the UK prices for consumers must be quoted including sales tax, so in this case it’ll be seen as the manufacturer putting the price up, rather than the government.

[Publius6961]

True enough, but in the UK prices for consumers must be quoted including sales tax,

LOL!
This is great, I love it!

Can you imagine in the US having to put different prices on 3000 or more different bags depending on location?

In California we have state, local, city and God knows how many different flavor of sales taxes.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

True enough, but in the UK prices for consumers must be quoted including sales tax...

Sleazy cowards in Parliament don't want people to realize how heavy their tax burden is, eh?