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Total Tax Pressure Marginal Tax Rates VAT, in 36 countries 2001 Net Wealth Tax	Purchasing Power Taxation of Capital Gains More to come

Net Wealth Tax in OECD 2003

	Tax rate, %	Basic Exemption, Euro	Remarks
Australia	-
Austria	-
Belgium	-
Canada	-
Czech Republic	-
Denmark	-
Finland	0.9 (€ +85)	185,000	Joint tax*
France	0.55 – 1.8	720,000 – € 15 million
Germany	-
Greece	-
Hungary	-
Iceland	0,6	€ 53,100
Iceland	-
Ireland	-
Italy	-
Japan	-
Korea	-
Luxembourg	0.5	€ 75,000/per individual+ some items	Joint tax*
Mexico	-
Netherlands	-	Abolished in 2001
New Zealand	-
Norway	0.9 – 1.1	€ 14,465 - 18,080	Joint tax*
Poland	-
Portugal	-
Spain	0.2 – 2.5	€ 167,129 - 10,695,300	Joint tax**
Sweden	1.5	€ 165,300 - 220,400	Joint tax*
Switzerland***	0.05 – 0.3	€ 85,500 - 1,794,500	Joint tax*
Turkey	-
United Kingdom	-
United States	-

Source: International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation., Swedish Taxpayers Association
* Joint taxation: Married Spouses taxed jointly.
** Depending on what type of marriage. ***Zurich

World Taxpayers Associations
President Mr. Bjorn Tarras-Wahlbe
E-mail: BTW@worldtaxpayers.org
Mobile: +46 70 325 00 11

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