Mar 12, 2008 15:53
16 yrs ago
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Carolina B (X)
by some way
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Context - text from The Economist
PAYING TAXES is, for most people, both unavoidable and irksome. But how much hard-earned pay is taken by governments varies considerably across the world. Among the rich countries of the OECD, Germans shell out the most, with a worker earning an average income giving 43% of their gross pay to the state, with nearly half of that going towards social security. Workers in Poland hand over nearly 25% of their wages to social security; whereas Australians pay nothing at all directly. Mexicans and South Koreans enjoy the lightest taxation BY SOME WAY.
What does this mean?
PAYING TAXES is, for most people, both unavoidable and irksome. But how much hard-earned pay is taken by governments varies considerably across the world. Among the rich countries of the OECD, Germans shell out the most, with a worker earning an average income giving 43% of their gross pay to the state, with nearly half of that going towards social security. Workers in Poland hand over nearly 25% of their wages to social security; whereas Australians pay nothing at all directly. Mexicans and South Koreans enjoy the lightest taxation BY SOME WAY.
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| 4 +12 | by a considerable margin |
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Mar 12, 2008 16:25: Tony M changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
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by a considerable margin
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Note added at 3 mins (2008-03-12 15:56:54 GMT)
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in other words, the level of tax paid by Mexicans and South Koreans is significantly lower than that paid by others
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Note added at 3 mins (2008-03-12 15:56:54 GMT)
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in other words, the level of tax paid by Mexicans and South Koreans is significantly lower than that paid by others
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