Every year for filing a tax return you felt annoyed by the excessively high tax burden in Germany, and musing over a migration, for example, to Dubai, where there would be (theoretically) no tax liability. But the tax burden in Germany actually as high or deceive you here? The numerous tax increases associated with a escalating public debt, Inflation, lack of pay increases to bring as many taxpayers crazy.

Amount of the tax burden in Germany:

The OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) etc. the tax rates in Germany are investigated. On such childless singles is the tax burden in Germany over 50%. Although the Federal Constitutional Court has already indicated that it exceeded owner of half the tax burden relatively well, so is not practical conclusion. After calculating in Focus Money (39/2010, p.16) you also have indirect duties and taxes on cars, housing, electricity, etc. added. For here, the state conceded indirectly as well.

If, for this portion of the tax burden in Germany representative Basket of the Federal Statistical Office to determine the inflation to, to get at least 12% of other stresses to which you can not really escape. In fact, the tax burden should be even higher because the weighting for more expensive editions (heating, electricity, gasoline) are shown not necessarily real in this basket. Solely with the Current prices make charges, taxes and levies about 40%.

The feeling is deceptive not, the tax burden in Germany can be very high depending on the situation. How this is actually in other countries?

Amount of the tax burden in the European comparison:

The OECD has examined the tax burden not only in Germany but also in other European countries. It was found in approximately the following results:

1. Belgium: 55%
2. Hungary: 54%
3. Germany: 52%
4. Netherlands: 51%
5. Italy: 49%
6. France: 49%
7. Austria: 48%
8. Sweden: 44%
9. Finland: 43%
10. Slovakia: 43%

You see, Germany is no picnic in terms of tax burden. Climate warming and Scandinavia, we do not like to digress at this sad topic. Anyone who thinks the way, yet the aforementioned Dubai. There, you have to actually pay no taxes. Absence of double taxation agreement is, therefore, remains with his worldwide income tax liability but generally fully in Germany.

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