[chbot] GST on AliExpress orders

[Peter Ellens]

It was meant to become active 1 December 2019

https://www.consumer.org.nz/articles/gst-on-online-shopping

There were rumors that aliexpress had told the NZ government where to 
stick it and would rather block all NZ than implement the tax.  Sadly it 
doesn't look to be the case.

Just the NZ government screwing over the poorest of us who can least 
afford it, yet again..

On 1/9/20 6:40 PM, Robin Gilks wrote:
> Just a heads up - too late to do anything about it though!!
>
> Found out that my US$17.74 is going to cost me US$20.40 as AliExpress are
> putting GST onto orders now.
>
> Not sure when this started - beginning of the year? Last week had the tax
> applied, last September didn't!
>
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