Australians, rejoice. Even bigger Steam prices incoming, since 2017

Well, you buy row games via keys usually. But now buying keys will also incur that tax. So either way, you will be paying the tax. I might have to buy 100 keys before this comes into play.

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madjoki

Valve doesn't charge VAT on user market, and isn't supposed to because it was already paid when user bought key from Valve.

As for income for selling things on user market, you're supposed to self-report it to proper authorities, if needed.

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Rahul

Buying keys from market is usually more expensive to begin with. With the exception of tf2 keys. And I had to send ID proof to valve to show that I was not a US citizen who paid taxes before I was allowed to use the market. I presume they will be taking taxes from market transactions as well.

Even banks charge interest multiple times upon the same currency.

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Sq1rr3l

So australians soon had to pay as much as I do. (EU tier 1)
My deepest condolences.

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Rahul

Sigh. Even more than games I am gonna miss buying stuff from overseas.
My Gtx 980 cost me $700 delivered from newegg including about $65 shipping. Here it was $800 plus shipping.
Steam games are not an issue, but most of the other physical goods imported is :(

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talgaby

Ten. Whole. Percent.
I really wish I could feel for you. But since where I live that little tax is 27 (yes, TWENTY-SEVEN) percent, I find myself unable to do so. :(

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Rahul

Where do you live?

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talgaby

Hungary. EU2 prices with the world's highest VAT, and with the third lowest wages in the entire EU (around 400 Euros monthly).
And even though the game prices are higher, the piracy rating is still lower than in Russia. :)

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Luxy

Second highest VAT at 25% here! Viva Croatia ;D

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mm3n

At least you should be happy you got third lowest and not the lowest overall EU salaries. :P

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Doshmaku

And I thought it was stupid when our VAT was raised to 23%.

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talgaby

Yep. Welcome to Central Europe. The Eternal Second Class Citizens of the continent and the only ones who'd accept menial jobs in the West without speaking Arabic.

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LucasC

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Well, at least you can blame taxes. Brazilian prices are going up for no reason. But yeah, that sucks. Sooner or later games will cost $500 each.

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madjoki

"no reason". Brazilian real has been losing value, so increasing prices is reasonable. (Thought some games do have very unreasonable prices)

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LucasC

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If things works like that then every single store would suffer with high prices =/
Unfortunatelly that makes no sense, if brazilian real is losing value and they still want to sell games here, making prices more expensive won't help, that's how economy works.
If people lost purchasing power we make things cheaper to still make sells.

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BioWeapons

No tax increase here in Canada but I hear game prices are going up to 89.99$ which after taxes is almost 105$... INSANE

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talgaby

Really? Isn't this how the largest video game crash in the early 80s started?

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