Vittorio Bertola wrote: for example, in Italy there is a law that
requires websites of businesses to state their VAT number on the home page; it is somewhat weird and bureaucratical, but in theory it allows you to check whether they are who they say they are, and also fiscal authorities to visit ecommerce websites and understand whether they actually pay due taxes).
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