Top income tax across the world

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Cost of money

Mortgage ratelower is better Inflation≈2 % is best Real policy ratehigher is better Lending ratelower is better Deposit ratehigher is better Savings vs inflationhigher is better Bank spreadlower is better Currencyhigher is better

Work & income

Take-home payhigher is better Tax on paylower is better Tax wedgelower is better Minimum wagehigher is better Minimum wage (PPP)higher is better Retirement age (men)lower is better Retirement age (women)lower is better Average salaryhigher is better Monthly earningshigher is better Median earningshigher is better Median incomehigher is better Top income taxlower is better Public holidayshigher is better

Housing & living

House price growth since 2015lower is better House price growthlower is better Rentlower is better Petrollower is better Electricitylower is better Price levellower is better VATlower is better

Macro

Corporate taxlower is better Money's valuehigher is better GDP growthhigher is better GDP/capitahigher is better Unemploymentlower is better Government debtlower is better Debt per personlower is better

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Latvia leads the atlas on top income tax right now.

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55.95 %

Japan sits at the other end of the scale.

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