Peru has a consumption
tax. The citizens are only taxed on what they buy. The tax varies according to
the product and the service. Most taxes are 18 percent to both the rich and the
poor. There is no tax on lunch but 18% dinner when we eat out. Automobiles are
18% and our apartment is 10%. There are no exceptions. Everyone pays. No
welfare from the government. You go it alone. Many children, teens and adults
beg on the street to make a living. No one is filing his or her income taxes
today in Peru.
The Peruvian dollar is the
sole. The change rate is 2.67 to every American dollar. So $100 soles is worth
$37.59. It cost us 4 soles to get to downtown Peru each way on two buses. That
is 8 soles every day or $2.99. A taxi to the archives would be $40 soles each
way. We have chosen the public transportation system and love it. We eat out a
lot. $2.80 (the food is good) is the cheapest and we have had a $107 lunch at $40.22. That will buy
us a very nice lunch. We love the Peruvian food. Many times when we eat a large
lunch we do not eat dinner. I am sure that is why Bob and I have both lost 10
pounds each.
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