Newsgroups: can.general
Path: utzoo!lsuc!dave
From: dave@lsuc.on.ca (David Sherman)
Subject: Re: Our overtaxed country
Date: Mon, 14-Aug-89 12:58:51 EDT
Summary: comparing tax systems is very tricky
Message-ID: <1989Aug14.125854.10681@lsuc.on.ca>
Distribution: can
References: <1989Aug9.154655.4865@ziebmef.uucp>
Organization: Law Society of Upper Canada, Toronto

stephen@ziebmef.uucp (Stephen M. Dunn) writes:
>
>2.  Are there in fact any countries other than Canada where Joe/Josephine
>    Average pays more than half his/her income to the various governments?

Comparing tax rates between different system is a non-trivial task.
You can't simply answer with a number; there many factors involved.

For those interested in such matters, the Canadian Tax Journal
has a "Fiscal Figures" article, written by David Perry, in EVERY
issue (6 issues a year).  The articles typically compare and analyse
tax rates and expenditures, either among the provinces or among
various countries including Canada.  The Canadian Tax Journal,
which is published by the Canadian Tax Foundation, is available
in any decent law or business library.  Go browse through the past
several years' issues.

David Sherman
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