|
Our minimum wage is $11, only for people of 23 and over. (you get a percentage if you're younger, starting at 30% when 15, up to 85% when you're 22)
Eh, almost, our fuel has about 200% tax (or the pump price is made up of ~66% tax), which seems to reflect the x3 price multiplier on petrol compared to the USA.
VAT is 21% indeed, except for food. (6%)
Electricity also isn't taxed *that* high, we pay a fixed amount for having a connection, and a couple of % tax. It adds up to about $0.25/kwh for the average consumer.
The highest I've seen fuel was over $11/gallon at the highway service station (over $10 at the cheap pump), with no sign the price raising was going to stop, thats when I sold my (30 MPG) GTI to get diesel.
Did I mention we pay a monthly tax, based on vehicle weight? to have an SUV or pickup just sit on the parking lot costs many thousands of dollars a year. About 3x as much if its a diesel, so compact cars are a thing here.
Theres some talk of making this tax system "more fair", I'm pretty sure that means "more expensive". :/
|