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Road tax (annual ownership/circulation tax) varies heavily by car weight, CO2, engine size, fuel type and region—no fixed EU ranking exists.
Typical mid-size petrol car approx. (highest to lowest):
Netherlands (often €700-2000+)
Denmark (efficiency-based, can exceed €1000)
Belgium (€400-800 by region)
Ireland/Finland/Austria (high CO2-linked)
Germany (€100-400)
Luxembourg (~€150)
Spain (~€50-150)
France & Czechia: €0 for private cars
Poland: €0 for passenger cars
Matches the NL vs DE gap in the quoted post. Exact amount needs your car’s details.
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BREAKING: Footage showing an unmanned maritime drone approaching the Liberian-flagged container ship CONTSHIP JET (IMO 9348625) from the starboard side, preparing to attack, has emerged.
The video was published by Bulgarian maritime outlet Maritime bg.
The vessel was struck by three maritime drones and sank overnight in the Black Sea off Bulgaria’s coast. All 18 crew members were rescued.
The Russians are worse than fucking Somali pirates. The Africans at least dare to do it themselves in person. And aren't blowing up the ships with drones...
In the Netherlands "wealth tax" box 3 starts from €60k and it's over 2%. Next year the tax rate goes up 35% and the exemption gors down to €30k. An average Dutch home costs over 500k. So owning 6% of an average home in assets makes you "wealthy"...
Insanity
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BREAKING: House Democrats have preemptively introduced a resolution to stop the federal government from bailing out AI companies in the event of the industry collapsing. The bill says these companies should be subjected to the ordinary bankruptcy process.
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Before you give the government control of the entire economy, picture your least favorite politician winning the next election. Congratulations, you’ve discovered an argument for capitalism.
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'In plaats van zuinig zijn op ondernemers, ben je bezig ze weg te werken'
Jesse Klaver wil de Quote 500 zwaarder belasten, zodat de rekening niet langer bij werkende Nederlanders terechtkomt. Er is zelfs een petitie gestart. Maar opiniemaker @martinvisser vindt dat de discussie over vermogensbelasting verder moet gaan dan alleen de allerrijksten. Volgens hem kan de overheid beter 8 miljard euro besparen dan dat bedrag via belastingen ophalen. #nieuwsvandedag
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European hiring rules are genuinely insane.
For example - if you own a company in the Netherlands and one of your employees gets sick, you are required to pay at least 70% of their wages for up to 2 years.
If they can't go back to work after 2 years and you haven't done enough for their reintegration, you pay their wages for 1 more year. And you can't fire them until after that extra year!