Thank’s not perfectly correct:( source Tax rates in Europe - Wikipedia )As you c...

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Thank’s not perfectly correct:

( source Tax rates in Europe - Wikipedia )

As you can see, there are countries where taxes are lower, and countries when employer pays no taxes at all (Denmark ?).

Of course, one should compare apples to apples : mandatory health insurance is not considered a tax in switzerland, while it is included in the “social security” package in many countries listed here. Add about 5% blue to swiss “taxes” to make things a bit more comparable…

IMHO Switzerland Trade Balance is the key of swiss wealth : we just export for about $20 BN / year more than we import. That’s about $3000 per inhabitant… For example our exports of medical drugs (Novartis, Roche…) amount about the same as the national budget for health,..