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This is recent. My guess is it started sometime after mid-March.

If you have not noticed XC prices just went up 20% - now they charge VAT separately on top of the advertised price. Which I assumed for a long time was included in the price to begin with.

Since EU is not US this sort of makes it illegal? It needs to be fixed.

In US you can show price with or without tax - it is up to the merchant. Tax is usually charged and shown at checkout. We are used to knowing the prices shown are without tax.
In EU you have to show price including VAT - in other words final price customer will be charged. All prices on the XC site are showing now excluding VAT....