Charlotte MacDonald

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More or Less · WS MoreOrLess: Neknomination Outbreak · 22 Feb 2014 podcast

They'll be gone soon. voice-verified

And now, as promised, income tax. voice-verified

How much tax should you pay? voice-verified

The question of what's fair has exercised politicians and the rest of us for centuries. voice-verified

And it's a question which is high up the political agenda in a lot of countries today. voice-verified

In France, President Hollande has come under fire for hitting those earning more than $1.4 million with a 75% tax rate. voice-verified

And in Britain, the top rate has been, and still is, fiercely fought over. voice-verified

But how far do tax rates vary? voice-verified

Ben Carter is with me. voice-verified

So they've taken a salary of $400,000, a pretty whopping salary to most of us. voice-verified

But presumably the thresholds vary between countries. voice-verified

So money can buy you happiness, but only when you give it to the taxman? voice-verified

Quite. voice-verified

OK, but most of us can only dream of earning that kind of money. voice-verified

What about ordinary earners? voice-verified

And that is because they get a lot of child tax credit. voice-verified

And it's a similar story in the United States and Belgium. voice-verified

Oh dear. voice-verified

But Ben, of course, the point of paying taxes is that the government is supposed to provide services for that. voice-verified

So what do you get for your money? voice-verified

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