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OFF TOPIC => WORLD NEWS => General => Topic started by: eye30 on August 30, 2011, 18:41:51
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Prostitutes in the German city of Bonn must carry a ticket purchased from a new parking metre-like machine while working the streets or face hefty fines from tax authorities in a scheme launched Monday night.
In Germany, ladies of the night pay income tax -- the level of which varies from region to region -- but compliance is difficult to enforce with women seeking business on the street.
Germany's first "sex tax meters," from which prostitutes can purchase a ticket for 6 euros (5.31 pounds) per night, will ensure the tax system is fairly implemented, a city spokeswoman said.
"Inspectors will monitor compliance -- not every evening but frequently," the spokeswoman told Reuters.
If caught without a valid ticket, offenders will first be reprimanded, then face fines and later even a ban.
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/german-city-introduces-tax-meters-prostitutes-152403118.html (http://uk.news.yahoo.com/german-city-introduces-tax-meters-prostitutes-152403118.html)
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Just another thing that might get "passed on" to the consumer.. :winker:
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Now they can charge a flag fall :Shocked: :Shocked: