PC Monitor prices will be going up

[James]

PC Monitor prices will be going up

National Treasury reveals plan to re-introduce excise duties on monitors because they are ‘used as televisions’

PC monitor tax can be legally avoided

The new tax on monitors can be legally avoided, says the CEO of Mustek

[Lycanthrope]

Ad valorem excise duties on monitors were abolished in 2004 based on the assumption that they were used as computer screens. “However, some monitors are also used as televisions, which are subject to ad valorem tax,” the document states.

Does it have a receiver? Then how is it used it as a television? The product in and of itself is a MONITOR, a DISPLAY DEVICE, not a TELEVISION.

ANC logic strikes again.

[Murph]

You gotta me shitting me

[Necuno]

the gravy must flow.

[Strategist01]

So it's like this see: "Hey guys, instead of actually doing some work and spending money on creating jobs to increase our taxbase - which is already pretty stressed - let's not do anything and tax monitors! YAY! LALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALA! I CAN'T HEAR YOU!"

[Murph]

No really, these guys HAVE to have a writer. You can't make this shit up.

So.....if you use your TV as a monitor.....do you get your money back?

[Lycanthrope]

No really, these guys HAVE to have a writer. You can't make this shit up.

So.....if you use your TV as a monitor.....do you get your money back?

Touché. Excellent point.

[James]

STORY UPDATE:


PC monitor tax can be legally avoided

The new tax on monitors can be legally avoided, says the CEO of Mustek

[Wolfskunk]

I know loads of people who do this just hook up your decoder and your sorted. Glad the CEO of mustek said it can be dodged, that's where we get most of ours from.

[Crzwaco]

Thank goodness for the legal sidestep, since prices will sky rocket and then they blame it on this tax.