I mean think about it? Say you earn £20k per year, looks good on paper but by the time you get charged income tax, N.I.tax road tax, counsel tax, vat and the like, how much are you left with? Everything seems to be some sort of tax.........
2007-03-15 05:41:34 · 8 answers · asked by Finchy2007 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
We pay too much.
2007-03-15 05:44:57 · answer #1 · answered by stargazer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, the minimum wage in this country is relatively high. Certainly more so than in the States.
But levels of taxation are utterly ridiculous. The "welfare state" has gotten so swollen and the civil service so useless - it's like we make an active effort to waste money in this country.
A lot of it is to do with New Labour. Not "tax" tax, but stealth tax. And then there's road pricing to come in, as well...
Bloody government.
2007-03-15 17:57:52 · answer #2 · answered by Zerg Proletariat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, there's no way to calculate this. If you first calculate all government spending, and figure out what proportion of GDP that would be, you can get very close.
However, even that doesn't take into account the "invisible tax" that we pay in the form of higher interest rates caused by the government deficits consuming such a large portion of available capital.
Here in the US, it's a LOT higher than we dumped your tea in the water for.
2007-03-15 12:46:48 · answer #3 · answered by open4one 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I read a study once by Civitas (I think it was) , that was suggesting that the 'average' person 'spends' over 80% of their gross earnings on taxes each year.
This was based on being a drinker/smoker of moderate consumption, taking one foreign holiday a year, 12,000 miles pa in a car earning the national average wage.
The only thing I can't recall is whether it 'added' back any benefits they might get for children etc.
I was a bit sceptical as it has a 'tory' leaning, but you could try their web-site.
2007-03-19 07:44:58 · answer #4 · answered by noeusuperstate 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOTS!!!!!!! How expensive is it to live in this country now. This must be the most expensive country in the world "rip off Britain". Everything here is dearer than the rest of the world or am I wrong especially compared to the cr*p wages we get. Unless your a human rights lawyer how skint are we becoming under Labour.!!!!!! But all the while people are willing to vote Labour,so Labour will continue to increase taxes!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Its certainly NOT going to get better,not for Joe public anyway!!!!!
2007-03-15 17:45:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't go there, unless you want to totally depress yourself.
Add flight surcharge, insurance tax, airport tax etc. etc.
No wonder the welfare state can look after those who don't want to work, although it was never meant to be that way.
2007-03-15 13:12:44 · answer #6 · answered by Theoc 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ridicukous isn't it- we're being absolutley screwed silly by Blair.
Revolt! Throw off the shackles of our Oppressor!
2007-03-17 06:54:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, this time every year....about 48% of everything I make goes to taxes!
2007-03-15 12:47:15 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋