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[–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago (2 children)

How high are the taxes in Scotland?

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 26 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Looks like they're lower than The US, for the lower income me brackets, and comparable to the higher brackets

https://www.mygov.scot/income-tax-rates-and-personal-allowances

[–] pigup@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Same as US + health insurance premium

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Nope, noticeably lower. In theory it should be similar, but the US system is (particularly) dysfunctional in a few ways.