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To Get Around Tax Hike, Spanish Theater Sells Carrots, Not Tickets

At the Bescanó municipal theater in northeastern Spain, director Quim Marcé (center) and actresses Meritxell Yanes (left) and Elena Martinell (right) display carrots for sale. Quim Marcé hide caption

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To Get Around Tax Hike, Spanish Theater Sells Carrots, Not Tickets

Anybody want a carrot? In Spain, carrots are being sold in place of theater tickets as a way to avoid a 21 percent tax on the tickets. Many Spaniards say the "Carrot Rebellion" is a creative response to the country's unpopular austerity measures, but some simply call it tax evasion.

To Get Around Tax Hike, Spanish Theater Sells Carrots, Not Tickets

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Episode 380: An Austerity Wedding

Katerina Margaritou, in her wedding dress. Courtesy Katerina Margaritou hide caption

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Episode 380: An Austerity Wedding

Does Greece have any alternatives to austerity?

Episode 380: An Austerity Wedding

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