Original Message 1/10                 Date: 06-Dec-06  @  04:04 PM   -   Stripping is art, Norway decides

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quality stuff


A Norwegian appeals court has ruled that striptease is an art form and should therefore be exempt from value-added tax (VAT).

The owners of the Diamond Go Go Bar in Oslo had refused to pay VAT of 25% on entry fees as tax authorities demanded.

The local authority had taken the club to court over its refusal to pay tax.

Lawyers for the club's owners argued that striptease dancers were stage artists just like sword-swallowers and comedians and deserved the same status.

"Striptease, in the way it is practised in this case, is a form of dance combined with acting," the judges ruled, according to AFP news agency.

The court's ruling upholds an earlier verdict of May 2005.

"One can suspect there were moral scruples behind the tax authorities' claim since all forms of stage dance are free of value-added tax," Reuters news agency quoted the club owners' lawyer as saying.

The court ordered the state to cover the court costs of the owners of the Diamond Go Go Bar. .

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Message 2/10                 Date: 06-Dec-06  @  07:26 PM   -   RE: Stripping is art, Norway decides

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nice  

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Message 3/10                 Date: 06-Dec-06  @  09:46 PM   -   RE: Stripping is art, Norway decides

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awesome, they are so sensible those norskies...

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Message 4/10                 Date: 07-Dec-06  @  08:05 PM   -   RE: Stripping is art, Norway decides

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yup, but they are all drunk 24/7 innit?

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Message 5/10                 Date: 07-Dec-06  @  08:12 PM   -   RE: Stripping is art, Norway decides

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ha ha. makes me proud to be of Norwegian decent!

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Message 6/10                 Date: 07-Dec-06  @  11:41 PM   -   RE: Stripping is art, Norway decides

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better than the norvegian undecent

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Message 7/10                 Date: 08-Dec-06  @  12:43 AM     Edit: 08-Dec-06  |  12:59 AM   -   RE: Stripping is art, Norway decides

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Or, following an 'artistic' performance, Norra vegan undies scent!

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Message 8/10                 Date: 08-Dec-06  @  08:43 AM     Edit: 08-Dec-06  |  08:47 AM   -   RE: Stripping is art, Norway decides

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Actually no they are not and for a very good reason, the tax on alcohol.

A pint of beer costs about £8 !!!

A bottle of Absolut Vodka, for example, is a staggering £25. £16.50 of this is a flat rate alcohol tax per bottle.

Also, 'Off sales', those are sales to customers outside of a bar, are controlled by the state-run Vinmonopolets. Anything stronger than a light-beer can only be sold by the Vinmonopolet. That means; wine, whiskey, brandy and the like.

So they tend to get very, very drunk once a week and are very, very careful not to spill any.


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Message 9/10                 Date: 08-Dec-06  @  11:28 AM   -   RE: Stripping is art, Norway decides

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but i thought they all brewed herring moonshine at home?

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Message 10/10                 Date: 08-Dec-06  @  01:37 PM   -   RE: Stripping is art, Norway decides

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eeeeeeeewwwwwww

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