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Must restaurant show full price?
Should the price shown on menus include VAT?
We used a restaurant where the prices were indicated outside, but when we came to pay they had added 19.6% VAT. Is this legal? P. and W.L.
No. Prices displayed should be taxes and service included. What is more, VAT in restaurants was reduced two years ago to 5.5%. This could be a case for your local trading standards office. See www.tinyurl.com/FrenchFraudOffices