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DelMarVa's Premier Source for News, Opinion, Analysis, and Human Interest Contact Publisher Joe Albero at alberobutzo@wmconnect.com or 410-430-5349
5 comments:
Beautiful photos.Not to change the subject,but a hip replacement only costs $13,000 in Belgium.One averages over $100,000 in the US.
3:51, The problem being if you live in Belgium is you are paying for 4 or 5 hip replacements a year whether you have one or not!
Tax in Belgium: 50 percent for incomes above EUR 35,060.
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compulsory social security contributions.
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Residents also pay communal and regional taxes at rates between zero to 8.5 percent of the total income tax payable.
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Home owners pay a local property tax which is calculated on the deemed rental value attributed by the authorities to the property.The tax paid varies according to the commune and generally lies between 20 percent and 50 percent of the revenue cadastral.
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VAT
Most goods and services are taxed at 21 percent with a lower rate of six percent applying to necessities such as food and transport, and for the time being to certain home renovations, though this is under close scrutiny.
I have been to Belgium on many occasions. It is the armpit of Europe. The Belgians deserved to be occupied by the Germans. They are useless stooges.
5:48:All that you said is true,but I'm not advising anyone to live there.My point is that a lot of Americans travel there just to have an operation.A $90,000 plus savings is a lot to most people,including myself.After the surgery they would return to the US.
I would much rather go to Bangkok.
(Thailand for the geographically ignorant).
World class all the way and very affordable.
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