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Taxes

A friend of mine has a habit of saying; "I like to pay my taxes with pleasure, as long as the socialists pay it with money." The weekend's Right-wing National Assembly has been about taxes.




(THIS ARTICLE IS MACHINE TRANSLATED by Google from Norwegian)

About lower taxes. And about how important it is for taxes to be lower. And about how brutal it is that the tax level is at such a level as it is today. Shouldn't they use a little more effort to annoy themselves debt? That we have the reddest treasures?

It should be a goal for most politicians that we should have the lowest possible taxes. There is no point in taking in more taxes and fees than you need to solve the important community tasks like school, hospital or the poverty challenge. And I think the Right is right that it is probably not the lack of money that is the problem, but rather the lack of good enough systems. Therefore, higher taxes are not the solution, but not necessarily a lower level either.

We have a lot to go on within the tax system. It is important that taxes have a smoothing effect, but they can also be used actively to change a consumption pattern. And to make sure it is worthwhile to choose green. Why not increase taxes and taxes on environmentally-friendly consumption, while lowering taxes on labor? Or increase the taxes on air and car, while for example removing VAT on public transport? Introduces purchase pricing and sets up many more buses and makes tickets cheaper. Through simple steps one can achieve effects that other regulations and laws will hardly manage.

The tax level is only a small debate. A far more important debate is which taxes and fees are raised and lowered.

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