On: Apple Paid $0 in Taxes to New Zealand, Despite Sales of $4.2B

[gech]

Why should individuals pay the tax? This suppresses demand

[LinearEntropy → gech]

In New Zealand, GST (15%) is paid by consumers on all purchases, from groceries to phone sales.

[sitharus → gech]

To clarify individuals don't directly pay the tax. All sales of goods and services have 15% tax added. It's collected by the companies and remitted to the government.

Since all prices have the 15% added most people don't pay attention to it.

[jacquesm → gech]

Because they want to live in a functioning society.