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Good one.
Posted on 10/13/2015 9:07:11 AM PDT by moose07
Police are requesting citizens to inform them of pizzerias that offer their meals at less than 6 euros each. Their campaign is directed mainly at social media, where people have been quick to ridicule the seemingly trivial measure, but one which the authorities say is the first decisive step towards rooting out the country's grey economy.
Police are asking people to report sightings of pizza restaurants that offer pizzas at less than 6 euros as an anti-grey market measure.
"We need tips from citizens. You can post them on our web site or contact us on social media. Unless a pizza is on temporary sale there is no way a legitimate establishment can offer pizza at less than 6 euros," claims Minna Immonen from the Uusimaa police department.
The social media call for help caused confusion on Monday as members of the public thought that "Anne" and "Jutta" – real financial crime researchers working with the police – were fake officers posting through a bogus Twitter account. Immonen is their supervisor.
No more 3.90 euro pizzas
{snip}. Police say that instead of arousing outrage their pizza campaign should entice the public to work with them, not least of all because the issue represents millions of dodged tax euros.
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Police surveillance has already removed some of the wildest discounts from menus. Detective Inspector Immonen says that the lowest price she has encountered was a 3.90 euro pizza in Pasila, Helsinki.
Police have illustrated the cost of making a single pizza as part of their anti-grey market campaign. They graphically show that a third of the cost goes towards ingredients, 36.5 percent is spent on wages, 11.5 percent on VAT, 9.6 percent on rents, while other fees represent 8 percent of the total cost.
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Good one.
Underground Pizza smuggling Cartels....
Finnish police had better be on the lookout at airports for suitcases stuffed with Pizza.
You’ll get cheese and tomato paste on that Bookmark, if leave it there.... :)
Wow, sounds like something the soviets would do, wait this is the EU, same thing, better PR.....
One way to fight this attempt to turn us into pizza snitches: start reporting a bunch of bogus violations. Overwhelm their resources. We should find pizza places that are openly leftist and turn them in!
Grey market? Does that mean pizza is a cash-only business in that locale?
i would assume so.
Anything else leaves a paper trail.
Food sold off the books at a lower price, generating revenue for the store but not taxes for the state.
Yes,
“...36.5 percent is spent on wages, 11.5 percent on VAT...”
A cash deal would cut the state out of their VAT and taxes on wages...:^)
That’s $6.83 in US dollars. CiCi’s Pizza has mediums for $5.99 and they’re making a profit. Pizza Hut’s medium is $6.99 and they’re making a nicer profit.
So are we.
When the economy is in the trash and the government is out of control, the black market thrives.
It starts with barter and under-the-table deals. Businesses get into the game and start to sell goods and services for cash (that they do not claim as income). More and more workers take jobs off the books.
Over the last two years, I’m starting to see it in our area. People are using FaceBook and CraigsList to get organized. Mechanics offering to wrench on peoples’ cars for low prices or trade.
This happens every time the government makes a muck of things. People find a way to get what they need without the Federal middle man getting in the way.
| A small (9.5") | is between | £4.99 and £7.99 |
| A medium, (11") | £9.99 and £15.99 | |
| A Large , (13.5") | £11.99 and £17.99 |
This may give some indication as to the profit magins just over the northSea in Finland.
Obviously no Little Caesars in Finland, a $7 pizza is right in there wheelhouse.
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