I wonder what causes autism? Could it be due to toxins, pollution, and decades of dumping chemicals everywhere? Nah couldn’t be. It’s those damn vaccines and pharmaceuticals companies. You can only trust them when it about weight loss drugs. /s

https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/taxation/vat/vat-directive/how-does-vat-work_en

It is a tax on added value that is figured into the cost of the item.