"'Mike'" wrote in message
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"Martin" wrote in message
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People in UK pay far less in income tax than many EU countries.
In total UK is one of the least taxed countries in the EU.

On the subject of Income Tax, OK I won't argue as this is not my subject,
HOWEVER,

please prove to me with facts and figures that these other countries who
are better than us with respect to Income Tax do NOT pay all the other
taxes we are clobbered with. "Tax by Stealth" as people call it. Petrol.
Council. Environment. Waste Disposal. etc etc etc.
:-))

Top income tax and corporate tax rates in the EU-25 and the four candidate
states (source: Heritage Foundation and national reports) - from :
http://www.euractiv.com/en/taxation/...article-136190

Income tax Corporate tax
2004 - 2005 2004 - 2005
Austria 50 - 50 34 - 25
Belgium 50 - 50 33 - 34
Bulgaria 29 - 29 15 - 19.5
Croatia 35 - 45 20 - 20
Czech Republic 32 - 32 31 - 28
Cyprus 30 - 30 15 - 15
Denmark 59 - 26.5 30 - 30
Estonia 26 - 26 0 - 0
(on reinvested profits)
Finland 36 - 35.5 29 - 29
France 49.6 - 49.6 34.3 - 34.3
Germany 48.5 - 47 27.9 - 26.4
Greece 40 - 40 35 - 35
Hungary 40 - 38 18 - 16
Ireland 42 - 42 12.5 - 12.5
Italy 45 - 45.6 34 - 34
Latvia 25 - 25 19 - 15
Lithuania 33 - 33 15 - 15
Luxembourg 38.95 - 38.95 30.38 - 22.9
Malta 35 - 35 35 - 35
Netherlands 52 - 52 34.5 - 34.5
Poland 40 - 40 27 - 19
Portugal 40 - 40 25 - 25
Romania 40 - 16 25 - 16
Slovakia 38 - 19 25 - 19
Slovenia 50 - 50 25 - 25
Spain 48 - 45 35 - 40
Sweden 60 - 60 28 - 28
Turkey 40 - 40 33 - 30
United Kingdom 40 - 40 30 - 30



And explain how their cost of living compares, and is better than ours
please.
Prove me wrong please and make me and millions of others feel better.
Mike