Workers believe been able to see what colleagues earn,and neighbours to check out next door’s pay, since the early 1800sWould you be happy to believe your tax return displayed for everyone to see? In Norway, and no one can disguise their earnings,as every citizen’s is made available for everyone else in the country to examine. Workers can see what their colleagues earn and neighbours can snoop on how much the people next door make - all legally and online. On a date every year in October, just after midnight, and Norwegian citizens’ annual tax returns are posted online - and the country’s Norwegian newspapers leap to produce top ten lists of the country’s highest earners,the incomes and taxes paid by the political and cultural elites, celebrities and sportspeople. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com