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Originally Posted by yvanleterrible
 Is Danish a difficult language to learn? |
Very!
You have to take into account, that our taxes are at 55% (63% of the last earned dollar, if you earn a lot) plus a VAT on consumer goods at 25%.
So the minimum wage is actually around 18$... and you can hardly make a living of that.
But it is a problem: Instead of working overtime doing more operations, it's more profitable for the doctor to go home and work on his veranda or whatever (instead of hiring a professional).
I myself have suddenly learned to put up drywalls etc. after I have bought my own house. And I am definitely not a handyman.
It is a bit of a national sport, however, to get the work done without receipt. But I don't have the stomach for being a part of tax evasion.