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[Nickbat]

...will pay a lot less for food and booze:

"The French government is offering some good news for tourists and beleaguered consumers in France: The price of dining out is expected to go down soon.

The value-added tax, which is applied on a range of items in restaurants, will be reduced to 5.5 percent from 19.6 percent, beginning July 1, the office of President Nicolas Sarkozy said last week."  

I understand that includes both food and drink in bars and restaurants.

http://www.boston.com/news/world/europe/articles/2009/05/03/france_tax_cut_will_give_diners_a_break/

Any chance of that happening here?

Sorry, I meant to type "No chance of that happening here"  

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Well it may make up for the fall of the pound against the euro!!

[mantahatch]

This summer could see problems for France, Spain, Italy etc. As I am sure numerous people like myself will not be holidaying this year. A work colleague has just returned from Spain and he was saying how expensive everything seems.

Am I holidaying in the UK, no I am not. For this first time since about 1982 I will not be taking a main summer holiday, and I am in a fairly safe job.

Mike

[HolyCount]

Typical -- I am going to be back before they lower the rates !!!!  Ah well -- I am living free there anyway, with rellies  

[Kevin Wood]

Believe me, it's no joke paying for food and drink in Euros at the moment.

Kevin (in Ireland)

[CaptainZok]

Believe me, it's no joke paying for food and drink in Euros at the moment.

Kevin (in Ireland)

Make Mrs KW pay then.

[Kevin Wood]

Believe me, it's no joke paying for food and drink in Euros at the moment.

Kevin (in Ireland)

Make Mrs KW pay then.

That's no good. She's on the verge of banning me from the Black stuff anyway, due to some side-effects apparently.

Kevin

[CaptainZok]

Believe me, it's no joke paying for food and drink in Euros at the moment.

Kevin (in Ireland)

Make Mrs KW pay then.

That's no good. She's on the verge of banning me from the Black stuff anyway, due to some side-effects apparently.

Kevin

She'll be a bit tetchy, typical WoW withdrawal symptoms.  

[LaserLance]

my parents have just come back from  spain  at w/end ,and they both said how exspensive it has got in last year,brandy and coke was 4.5 euros in hotel ....ouch. But then its nothing new  when i used to drive out there in mid to late 80's we were getting 6.5 ffs to the pound,so its nothing new with the pound /euro being crap.Heard it was going up a little bit the exchange rate

[STMO123]

You dont wanna be eating that foreign muck.

Have a kebab or a chinese instead.

[LaserLance]

You dont wanna be eating that foreign muck.

Have a kebab or a chinese instead.

You'll wanting a chicken tikka masala next   steake hache avec frites svp

[albitz]

Never been to France,dont want to go.My sister has a place in the south I could stay in if I wanted, but I cant be bothered with it.