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From: Scott Telford <S.Telford@ed.ac.uk>
Date: Tue, 5 Nov 1991 10:24:54 -0800
Subject: Re: Taxes
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Organization: Dept of Computer Science, University of Edinburgh, UK.
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In article <9111051529.aa29218@cygnus.sco.COM>, craig@sco.COM ("Craig
R.P. Heath") writes:
> 95% - c.f. the Beatles' song "Taxman" on the album "Revolver":
> "One for you, nineteen for me"
>
> As Neil says, top rate is 40% now, and it starts at around (pounds)25,000.
According to my old accountancy & finance lecturer, some Scandinavian
countries had income tax top rates of *over* 100%.
Yikes!
--
Scott Telford, Dept of Computer Science, / "I think she's one of the
University of Edinburgh, Mayfield Rd, / greatest composers of the
Edinburgh, EH9 3JZ, UK. / century, in my opinion."
electric mail: s.telford@ed.ac.uk / - Nigel Kennedy, on Kate Bush.