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Current European tax rates

numbers confirmed at

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax_rates_of_Europe

United Kingdom		IncomeTax: 50%	VAT: 17.5% TOTAL: 67.5%
Germany		Income Tax: 45%	VAT: 19% TOTAL: 64%
France		Income Tax: 40%	VAT: 19.6% TOTAL: 59.6%
Greece		Income Tax: 40%	VAT: 25% TOTAL: 65%
Spain		Income Tax: 45%	VAT: 16% TOTAL: 61%
Portugal		Income Tax: 42%	VAT: 20% TOTAL: 62%
Sweden		Income Tax: 55%	VAT: 25% TOTAL: 80%
Norway		Income Tax: 54.3%	VAT: 25% TOTAL: 79.3%
Netherlands		Income Tax: 52%	VAT: 19% TOTAL: 71%
Denmark		Income Tax: 58%	VAT: 25% TOTAL: 83%
Finland		Income Tax: 53%	VAT: 22% TOTAL: 75%