“Records sold in Britain back then carried a tax of 33% but exports were tax free … he loaded the stock into a van … turned around … pocketing the tax”
Richard Branson · Great Business Stories · Richard Branson: 1950-1993
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What was described
export-paperwork fraud: declared UK records as exports, got tax-free paperwork, then re-imported them to sell tax-free domestically
UK record tax 33%; fine £70,000
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