Finnish families have a more difficult time making ends meet than those in other EU countries. The main reason underlying this discrepancy is the Finnish taxation system, finds a study by the Taxpayers' Association of Finland. The study charted family incomes in eleven European countries...There is more if you read the whole article.
...In the UK, families have the most disposable income, and the least in Belgium and Denmark, followed by Finland... A Finnish family in which both parents earn average salaries makes a total of 2,700 euros less than a corresponding Norwegian family, and 3,500 euros less than a British family...
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Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Whinging Poms
In a similar post to this one, I feel yet again that my fellow countrymen who haven't tried living in another country should really stop moaning until they have. YLE reports:
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