For example in the UK, Germany, France, Italy.
Do the taxes go mainly toward public transportation or also to other social services?
2007-03-26 20:24:34 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Government
Just like in the good ole US of A a fair portion go into the pockets of politicians and there contributing constituents.
2007-03-27 01:59:41 · answer #1 · answered by Barry W 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That's what I'd like to know.
I'm living in Germany right now. The roads are horrible, there are no lights on the autobahn (even near large cities like Kaiserslautern, Dresden, Frankfurt am Mainz, and Munich), and the public transportation, like buses, really aren't that great. The trains are alright, though, if you live near a train station (we live about 25 km from the nearest bahnhof).
Sales tax is 18%. I happen to know that it goes towards providing medical care for all German citizens. Lucky for us, we're not German, so we don't have to pay the sales tax on most items.
Other than that, I just don't know.
2007-03-26 21:40:31 · answer #2 · answered by The_Cricket: Thinking Pink! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋