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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

Purchasing Power of a Single Production Worker 1998
- Average Net Income after Tax and Social Security Contributions

	Net Income left after Income Tax, USD	% of Gross Wage	% of Gross Labour Costs
Japan	23 980	93	80
Switzerland	22 750	78	70
Canada	22 050	73	68
USA	21 520	74	69
UK	19 960	75	68
Norway	19 670	70	63
Netherlands	18 340	66	56
Denmark	18 270	57	56
Belgium	17 620	58	43
Germany	17 180	58	48
Italy	16 070	71	53
Austria	16 070	71	54
Finland	15 130	65	51
Spain	14 960	80	61
France	14 820	73	52
Sweden	14 770	66	49

Source: OECD (2000)

World Taxpayers Associations
President Mr. Bjorn Tarras-Wahlberg
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