There is more to the cost of the taxes than the VAT that you pay, including extensive overhead costs for reporting, and I'm sure a myriad of complex regulatory requirements that all factor in, and wheresoever demand is relatively inelastic, you the consumer will bear that cost.
For the D800 the US and EU prices were very close to each other but with the D850 there is a considerable extra that Nikon are charging us in the EU market.
I doubt regulations would have changed in this time in such a way that it would force Nikon to place it to the customer.
The demand is very dependent on price, as in the US market the D850 is in short supply whereas in the EU stores it has been continuously in stock since December.
This is something Nikon is simply taking from us, not explained by regulations etc.
For the tax part that goes to government we are generally happy to pay it, as it pays for socioeconomic status independent, free education (right up to and including university), almost free health care in many cases, cheap day care etc. Someone living in the US would need much greater income to support a family than in my country. Cheap electronics do not really compensate the difference.
Aug 23, 2018 at 07:05 AM
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