Duty-free at Airport or Tax-refund, which is better?
Tax on goods is called VAT in Europe and in Singapore/Australia, it’s called GST. VAT and GST are the same and you can apply for tax-refund if you’re a visitor of that country.
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But if you manage to find the same products at the Duty-Free area of the Airport. Then you can purchase these products without tax added. Therefore, you don’t need to apply for tax-refund and this can save you the extra money.
If you want to know how to apply for tax-refund, it depends on the country. You can read more here:
