In informal increase the tax burden reached the championship of Estonia Republic of the 2009th was by far the gold medal. Our government raised the tax burden by more than half received a silver medal in Luxembourg and at least 8 times the number of states that received a bronze medal.
Ilukirjanduslikult could have just as Eurostat and the European Commission to evaluate our government's actions appeared in early July 27 on tax collection. However, they do dry numbers were certain that Estonia was among the eight countries, which increased the tax burden. 2009th we have increased the tax burden in the previous year and reached 35.9 percent, compared with 3.8 percent of gross domestic product. It was more than half came in second position in Luxembourg (1.7%) and significantly more than in Austria, Italy, Malta, Sweden, Slovenia and Germany remained below 0.5 percent rise from. If you look at the period since 2000. Since then the tax burden on GDP has risen most in Malta (6%), Cyprus (5.2%) and Estonia (4.9%). As noticed, most of the 3.8% last year and in 2000-2008 was only 1.1%. Since 2000. Since most have lowered the tax burden in Slovakia (-5.3%) but also in Sweden (-4.6%), Greece (-4.3%) and Finland (-4.1%).
The total ranking of the 2009th on the basis of the tax burden was as follows: Denmark 48.1%, Sweden 46.9%, Belgium 43.5%, Italy 43.1% Finland 43.1%, Austria 42.7%, France 41.6%, Germany 39 , 7%, Hungary 39.5%, Netherlands 38.2%, Slovenia 37.6%, Luxembourg 37.1%, Estonia 35.9%, Hungary 35.1%, UK 34.9%, 34.5 Czech %, Malta 34.2%, Poland 31.8%, Portugal 31%, Spain 30.4%, Greece 30.3%, Lithuania 29.3%, Bulgaria 28.9%, Slovakia 28.8%, Ireland 28 , 2%, 27% in Romania and Latvia, 26.6%.
Estonia's tax burden was 0.1% above the EU27 average (35.8%), and we are entering the eurozone countries average (36.5%). Also belong to Eastern Europe with the top three in Hungary and Slovenia, where the average tax burden is exceeded. Our neighbors, Latvians and Lithuanians are among the last six. Collection can be read to the Estonian tax burden relative to GDP rose by 3.8% due to a deliberate fiscal policy, mainly in indirect tax rates. Like many new Member States have a high proportion of indirect taxes (42.4%) and the second, we After Bulgaria's presence. It also has a large share of social security, income tax which is 36.6%, or 5 percent higher than the EU average of 27 countries.
Our tax policy is close to the eastern European Member States' tax policies, which direct (income) offset by the small size of indirect taxes or social care staff. Bulgaria, indirect taxes account for 53.2% of the total tax revenue (income tax rate of 10%), Estonia 42.4%, and in several other countries all over 35 per cent. Estonia accounted for VAT on the 2008th 8% of GDP, and increased in 2009. was 9.1%, and we were the fourth in the European Union members. Excise duties and consumption taxes accounted for the 2009th 5% of GDP in Bulgaria and the European Union, we were after the second members. Given our continued reduction in the allowable tax, can rely on continuing increases in indirect taxes.
Direct taxes or income tax has decreased since the late 1990s, when the taxable income threshold was raised and lowered the tax percentage. The Estonian state income taxes was less than half the figure for indirect taxes, and we were 20th in Europe members. Constitute the top three in Denmark, Sweden and Finland, and Latvia is 23 Lithuania and the 25th members.
The Social was received about as much as we are the 9th and indirect taxes members. Employers' tax burdens in the field came back first, the contribution of employees remained the preceding fiscal position.
Our electricity exceeds the EU minimum excise duty requirement of 6 times (10 times in Poland). In other countries the share of tax revenue was down 2% in Estonia, but it was 7% (9% in Poland). What is the difference between Estonia and Poland? 2009th In our economy fell by 13.9% in Poland grew by 1.7%. Similarly, it is excessively increased tobacco and alcohol, but since I do not belong among the consumers of these goods, do not worry about that.
By browsing the report shows that we do not pay the living standard levels of welfare states still rely on as soon as our tax burden is different from them. Our income tax is a sacred cow, because it will be a dividend (income-rich) and reducing the other to raise a tax, otherwise you get a budget deficit (in Estonia from 2009.). In fact, we had the 2010th The deficit of 5.19 billion euros, which would have been considerably less than the 2.36 billion spent without parental benefits. Other family benefits took 1.6 billion.
Estonia's capital taxation is the penultimate place. The dominant ideology, it should bring investment and create jobs for us, but the numbers really show that much pageb capital of Estonia. When lending money to leave the back in his homeland, the people leave to seek jobs in the heels. Earlier this year, Estonians were the largest immigrant population in Finland, and the fact that they prefer a progressive income tax and the tax burden even higher in Estonia (7.2% higher than in Finland), shows the failure of our tax model.
Obviously, many will remember the promise of Prime Minister Andrus Ansip's party, "Let's five richest European countries in Estonia". I too was among those who doubted its feasibility.
It seems that we realized we had, and I read it wrong slogan. If people leave here to work and live in a reference to the more prosperous country, after all, they are among the five richest elavadki. Nowhere in the story was the Estonian republic that purpose among the five richest European countries, only Estonia (people's) purpose. As a result, decreasing the number of people living here, which in turn raises the average standard of living of local residents, as the basis for calculating the statistical average is lower.
If wealth does not want to get onto our tax system, then let the people go to get rich making the tax systems of countries.
It remains to stop collecting Siiri Sisask recognition of song lyrics:
"What country is it? Sympathy here is corroded,
It is a shame a heart rusty breast.
I might even run to escape from here,
But something holds me back for more. "
Virgo Screws, Euro Ambassador board member of NGO
Article published in the 21st July 2011 Journal of the newspaper Virumaa
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