sweden is pretty crazy:
Income tax: 30-50% depending on how much you earn
Social fees: 30%
VAT: 25%
So if you'd earn $10k / month as a sole proprietor you'd have $3.5k left. And when you then burn that money on things you'll have to pay 25% VAT.
So I guess it'd be fair to say that we swedes pay about 72% in taxes.
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