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i dont know where that false assuption that we have 54% tax in Norway comes from.
Taxes in Norway are progressive, here are the max tax for some exacamples, i do remark there is a lot of deduction so few pay this taxes:
Up to NOK 39950 it is 0% - USD 6 771
NOK 100000 = 10,4% max-USD 16 950
NOK 200000 = 17,3% max-USD 33 900
NOK 300000=23,2% max-USD 50 851
NOK 500000=28% max-USD 84 753
NOK 1000000=36,3% max-USD 169 905
NOK 2 000 000=41,7% MAX-USD 339 011
NOK 5 000 000=45,0% MAX-SPD 847 529
Yes we do, 15% on food 8% on transportation and 25% on the rest, so evrything is expensive here, and if we had used more of the oil money it would been even worse.
i dont know where that false assuption that we have 54% tax in Norway comes from.
Taxes in Norway are progressive, here are the max tax for some exacamples, i do remark there is a lot of deduction so few pay this taxes:
Up to NOK 39950 it is 0% - USD 6 771
NOK 100000 = 10,4% max-USD 16 950
NOK 200000 = 17,3% max-USD 33 900
NOK 300000=23,2% max-USD 50 851
NOK 500000=28% max-USD 84 753
NOK 1000000=36,3% max-USD 169 905
NOK 2 000 000=41,7% MAX-USD 339 011
NOK 5 000 000=45,0% MAX-SPD 847 529
you forgot to add in employers social security contribution.
And i aslo want to note that the majorety of Norweagians agree with the way we have done it regarding to the oil fund, the oil boom is a one time oppertunety that does not only belong to this generation of Norweagians, but also to future generation.
What does UK have to show for their way to handel their oil or cananda ?
I, as a brit, also agree with the way they handled their oil revenues. the future generation has come.. i believe the fund is big enough to keep growing without the oil funds.
But healscare is free, well almost, you pay max 300 us dollars a year, myself had a cancer operation, and transportation, lots of medical exams, surgery, medicine costed me usd 300,-, and if anything else should happen to me for the rest of the year, then its free.
All schools are free, even univerety.
Well to be honest beeing born in Norway is like winning the lottery, we have a way to good welfare system. I shell name some more:
5 weeks paid weakationm
1 year paid off from work when you get a baby
cheap kindergardens, and guess what if u stay home with the child u even get paid some for it, think its 6000 usd a year
100% sickpay up to a year
Well if you end up in almost any kind of troubel, the state helps you, so we have it way to good here in Norway.
Well Senetry 12, the fund is expected to grow for 30 more years. And its not big enough yet, it should become 3 times as big, but it gives us Norweagians an enormus freedom to change when the oil boom is over.
But healscare is free, well almost, you pay max 300 us dollars a year, myself had a cancer operation, and transportation, lots of medical exams, surgery, medicine costed me usd 300,-, and if anything else should happen to me for the rest of the year, then its free.
All schools are free, even univerety.
Well to be honest beeing born in Norway is like winning the lottery, we have a way to good welfare system. I shell name some more:
5 weeks paid weakationm
1 year paid off from work when you get a baby
cheap kindergardens, and guess what if u stay home with the child u even get paid some for it, think its 6000 usd a year
100% sickpay up to a year
Well if you end up in almost any kind of troubel, the state helps you, so we have it way to good here in Norway.
Somewhat serious question: I have an Public Administration (a/k/a government administration) degree from a good university here and a J.D. (graduate law degree). How hard would it be to immigrate?
you forgot to add in employers social security contribution.
That is paid of the companyies, there are no addional taxes , i guess you meen the pension reform with forced pensjon saving, i guess u can say its a tax, but thouse numbers i gave is dierctly from the goverments tax calculator.
Somewhat serious question: I have an Public Administration (a/k/a government administration) degree from a good university here and a J.D. (graduate law degree). How hard would it be to immigrate?
Well if you are from EU you can come here and try to find work, Norway have round 200 000 foreign workers.
But well if you shell work in public administation you will have to learn Norweagian. We have very low unemployment 3,5% so when you learn the language it is quite easy to find work. So if you have a job, immigration should be easy. But well im not the right person to ask abaut that, there are some good blogs of how to survive with us crazy norweagians. It is not all sunshine, yes we are a good country to live in, but it has its challanges.
Well if you are from EU you can come here and try to find work, Norway have round 200 000 foreign workers.
But well if you shell work in public administation you will have to learn Norweagian. We have very low unemployment 3,5% so when you learn the language it is quite easy to find work. So if you have a job, immigration should be easy. But well im not the right person to ask abaut that, there are some good blogs of how to survive with us crazy norweagians. It is not all sunshine, yes we are a good country to live in, but it has its challanges.
No, I'm in the United States . That said, language skills come fairly easily for me so I guess I can work on it in my spare time and see how it progresses for the next year or three.
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. That said, language skills come fairly easily for me so I guess I can work on it in my spare time and see how it progresses for the next year or three.
