Most Danish voters oppose government plans to cut the top rate of income tax

Re:Most Danish voters oppose government plans to cut the top... by vlehto on Tuesday September 13, 2016 @07:45AM (#12487174)

And they have VAT too. Everybody has to have VAT in EU. Or else EU gets really angry.

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Re:Most Danish voters oppose government plans to cut the top... by cerebellum42 on Tuesday September 13, 2016 @08:08AM (#12487356)

It's not like they have VAT because they are in the EU. They had VAT since 1962, and they have had it at the current rate of 25% (higher than most EU countries) since 1992, which is way before the EU VAT directive was even a thing.

Edit: Correction, the EU VAT directive actually has its origins before 1992, but still after Denmark already had its own VAT.

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Re:Most Danish voters oppose government plans to cut the top... by vlehto on Tuesday September 13, 2016 @08:26AM (#12487491)

My point was that you can safely assume that any EU country has at least 15% VAT.

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Re:Most Danish voters oppose government plans to cut the top... by tremon on Tuesday September 13, 2016 @10:50AM (#12488748)

For non-essential goods. There are two VAT brackets, the low tariff is 5% minimum.

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