A research for the UK Gov: People in highly taxed countries better off: report

[tim123]

Wasnt there some reports recently that had England as the highest taxed country in Europe though?

Mailman

No. That was newspaper spin on 'highest yearly increase'.

So for example ours went up from, 38.1 to 38.3 whilst other countries went up from 42.1 to 42.2 (or even down).

It is true that the policies of NL are increasing the UK's tax take faster than every other EU counry. But we still haven't caught up with the historicaly high levels of taxation in most of the EU15.

tim

[tim123]

Those figures are cobblers anyway. We've had 3 years of NL stealth taxes for one. The top marginal tax rate is not 40%, it's 53% and tax as a % of GDP is never 35% in reality.

It says income tax. Income tax is income tax. Everything else is something else.

Do you not think that other countries have NI on top of their Income Tax. They do, and many of them make the 20% charged in the UK look like small change (up to 70% in France I understand).

(BTW your maths is wrong. The calculation is not additive - I wish I got a fiver for every time I have to say this)

tim

[Mailman]

Clearly we need to organise an enquiry in to this issue!

I guess either way you look at it, England isnt a low tax country.

Mailman

[andy]

does this mean we will be better off with 100% tax

[wonderwaif]

does this mean we will be better off with 100% tax

Another 5 years of Gordy and we will find out.