sqldatadude Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 Have a subscription this month and this is the first time I've had to pay VAT; it added around 25 percent of the subscription cost onto the price. My previous subscription was only 3/4 months ago (I think) and there were no VAT charges then. Nor were there any present anytime up to this point. Just wondering when they were introduced? Might have to reconsider some future subscriptions as it has just become even pricier now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shinobi49 Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 On 5/7/2024 at 5:03 PM, sqldatadude said: Have a subscription this month and this is the first time I've had to pay VAT; it added around 25 percent of the subscription cost onto the price. My previous subscription was only 3/4 months ago (I think) and there were no VAT charges then. Nor were there any present anytime up to this point. Just wondering when they were introduced? Might have to reconsider some future subscriptions as it has just become even pricier now. I don't know, but it made their prices really high now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StnCld316 Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 2 hours ago, Shinobi49 said: I don't know, but it made their prices really high now Higher prices will only lead to less subscriptions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thinga69 Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 On 5/7/2024 at 12:03 PM, sqldatadude said: Have a subscription this month and this is the first time I've had to pay VAT; it added around 25 percent of the subscription cost onto the price. My previous subscription was only 3/4 months ago (I think) and there were no VAT charges then. Nor were there any present anytime up to this point. Just wondering when they were introduced? Might have to reconsider some future subscriptions as it has just become even pricier now. Welcome to Europe, I guess. 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brimby Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 On 5/7/2024 at 5:03 PM, sqldatadude said: Have a subscription this month and this is the first time I've had to pay VAT; it added around 25 percent of the subscription cost onto the price. My previous subscription was only 3/4 months ago (I think) and there were no VAT charges then. Nor were there any present anytime up to this point. Just wondering when they were introduced? Might have to reconsider some future subscriptions as it has just become even pricier now. Use a VPN and connect via some 0% VAT country, I use Hong Kong, to get rid of that annoying tax. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sqldatadude Posted May 12 Author Share Posted May 12 On 5/10/2024 at 9:35 PM, Brimby said: Use a VPN and connect via some 0% VAT country, I use Hong Kong, to get rid of that annoying tax. Yeah, I tried changing it to the U.S, where there is nothing added on to the price. It did seem to change the price to the U.S one but then the credit card payment ended up failing. However, this has happened before and might have been for unrelated reasons to me trying to avoid the VAT. What VPN did you use to switch to Hong Kong? Cos I just tried a free one and have never used a paid one before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sqldatadude Posted May 12 Author Share Posted May 12 On 5/10/2024 at 6:39 PM, Shinobi49 said: I don't know, but it made their prices really high now Yep, went from just under 45 euro to more than 55. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StnCld316 Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 1 hour ago, sqldatadude said: Yep, went from just under 45 euro to more than 55. As the old saying goes one has to pay to play. 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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