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Re: New Product Announcement - 10152
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Thu, 27 May 2004 23:21:12 GMT
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> > > Do other countries have such a large number of required things they must
> > > pay?
Yup, the UK's pretty bad too - VAT at 17.5% on most goods (included in the
price though), the fuel tax is incredibly high (about 86%) plus you have to pay
road tax just to have your vehicle on the road. Alcohol and Tobacco taxes are
high as well (Tobacco being a lot higher - but hey, it's to pay for the national
health service (well, 10% of it does... Dunno where the other 90% goes.)) .
Then there's national insurance (about 11%), which covers the National Health
Service, State Pension and Unemployment Benefit.
And finally income tax, which ranges from 10-40%, although most people will
be paying 22%.
Steve
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| (...) Builtin taxes: gasoline, other fuels, alcohol, cigarettes (at least). I think about 90% of gasoline price is various taxes. health security (in fact a tax) social security (in fact a tax) tax from immobilities (is it 'personal property tax'?) (...) (20 years ago, 27-May-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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