Why only 2% of Chinese pay any income tax

Re:Why only 2% of Chinese pay any income tax by conanbatt on Monday December 03, 2018 @12:04PM (#18590347)

Economically speaking, payroll taxes are always a burden on the employee, not on the employer, even if the employer is the one writing the check.

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Re:Why only 2% of Chinese pay any income tax by aoeusnth1 on Monday December 03, 2018 @06:34PM (#18594302)

Doesn't that depend on the relative price sensitivity of the employer vs. the employee - namely, the elasticity of labor demand / supply?

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Re:Why only 2% of Chinese pay any income tax by conanbatt on Monday December 03, 2018 @07:00PM (#18594473)

That is correct, its just that employees are a lot less inelastic than employers, for multiple practical reasons.

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