What is the tax system in Sweden, U.K. , Norway? how much of the tax money go towards halthcare?

Answer 1

Actually, none of the answers above are very accurate.

You don't pay any state income taxes at all until you reach a fairly high income level. You do pay local income taxes, usually around 30%.

In addition, we have specific taxes on specific things. The sales tax on most items is 25%, food and groceries either 12% or 6% depending on what it is, and cultural events, books and newspapers 6%. We also have property taxes for those who own apartments or houses, energy taxes of different kinds, and so on.

- The government does not provide housing - we rent or buy just like everywhere else. However, you can get a rent subsidy from the government if your income is really low and your rent is high.
- Health care isn't free, but it's very inexpensive and you only pay up to a certain amount (900 Swedish kronor, approx. 120 US dollars) during the span of a year - anything above that is free. The same applies to the cost of medicines (above 1800 kronor, or 240 dollars).
- Education, at all levels from pre-school through university and post-grad studies, and daycare for children is free. You may choose any school, university or any daycare center you wish, public or private.
- Parents of both genders are entitled to stay home with new babies for up to a year and a half and receive a "salary" from the government during that time. Parents are also allowed to stay home to care for sick children without losing any pay.
- Everyone gets a minimum of five weeks fully paid vacation time a year.
- If you get sick, you get subsidies to make up for 80% of your salary during your illness, except for the first day of your illness which you don't receive anything for. For illnesses lasting more than a week, a doctor's certificate of illness is required.
- If you're unemployed, you get unemployment benefits and assistance finding a new job (although this isn't very efficient and they sometimes make really unreasonable demands).

Just to mention a few things that our taxes pay for. What percentage of our taxes is spent on health care, I'm not sure, but it's quite a lot.

Hope that helps, anyway!

Answer 2

Can only answer for Sweden and it will be second hand info from an internet friend living there. He was going to uni when I met him now working in an office.

Sweden has an income rate of 50%. The govenment provides housing (in your area or you go on a waiting list if you want a larger city or new location) , education and health care. Once you are out of school the goverment will subsidize your income until it meets the set income average - then you pay 50% like everyone else to provide for the next generation coming after you.

Answer 3

.. the answer does not lie in tax reform ... but in banking reform. the problem in this country is there is a privately run central bank that PRINTS the money out of nothing literally ... then loans that money to the govt on interest ... the interest is what your taxes go to .... its not a radical solution to change the system and the money powers have gone back and forth between congress and some form of central bank in this county 6 times since its founding ... so the solution is to kill the federal reserve bank which is only out for profiting on the labor of the american people .. and restore the power to print money and control the amount in circulation to the congress and the people to whom it properly belongs ... this could solve the national debt, put caps on interest and allow taxes to actually go to somthing that counts like healthcare ... it CAN be done and there is actually a law on the books that kennedy put in place in the form of executive order 11110 that would get things moving in the right direction if it was enforced ... all that is needed is more education and informing of the people on how the system actually works ...

Answer 4

You pay upwards of 50-70 % of your income in tax and then they give you free health care, and other social services.

Answer 5

How does it artwork over right here? common! they only take your income case you like it or no longer untill you're thoroughly broke and then in simple terms spend the money on the main rediculous and irrelivant issues.

Answer 6

They don't use their tax money for the war.