51. With a nod to the importance of tourism, some countries apply tax rates to lodgings and restaurant meals that are lower than the standard rates for merchandise. 52. Would the people approve a tax on restaurant meals to help pay for building schools? 53. Your list might include textbooks and airfare to come home at Christmas, for example, but not restaurant meals or spring break. 54. Freezing meat for restaurant meals has never really caught on in Italy. 55. Koyama also entertained Wada with rounds of golf and restaurant meals, the ministry said. 56. Meanwhile, higher food prices, particularly for restaurant meals, were again the main factor pushing up the CPI. 57. The increase was due primarily to higher costs for transportation, paper supplies, telephone services, restaurant meals and rental accommodation. |