Sentence examples for taxes equal to from inspiring English sources

Households making more than $250,000 pay federal taxes equal to only about 5 percent of G.D.P.

Even Ireland, which conservatives often point to has having an exemplary corporate tax system, raised corporate taxes equal to 2.4 percent of G.D.P.

The agreement requires the Mohawks to collect sales and excise taxes equal to those charged in New York State and to spend the money on tribal government.

In large part because of prescient investment made in the 1990s, farm products accounted for 80% of foreign-exchange earnings last year and paid export taxes equal to 6% of government revenue.

And the size of the federal government also looks like a dog that is not barking: Washington collected taxes equal to 15.4 percent of gross domestic product last year, down from 20.6 percent in 2000.

Overall, it collects taxes equal to 12% of personal income, according to the Tax Foundation: the third-highest tax burden in America, and more than a percentage point above the national average.

WEB SITES Official Portugal tourism site: visitportugal.com Lisbon Tourism Association: visitlisboa.com The Portugal News: theportugalnews.com LANGUAGES AND CURRENCY Portuguese; Euro (1 euro = $1.34) TAXES AND FEES A municipal tax equal to 0.5 percent of the assessed value is charged annually, according to Mr. Durão.

Buyers pay a transfer tax equal to 1percentt of the purchase price, according to Ms. Rundle.

Under current law, employers and employees each pay a tax equal to 1.45percentt of wages.

Employers and employees each pay a tax equal to 1.45percentt of wages.

To help finance Medicare, employees and employers each now pay a hospital insurance tax equal to 1.45 percent on all wages.