It has a functioning tax system, albeit a clumsy one, so has something to lose from uprooting its tax system and starting again.
" 'I'm not paying my taxes because of torture at Guantánamo.' 'I'm not paying my taxes because of drones.' "People can't pick and choose their taxes, because you couldn't have a functioning tax system".
Fraser, the most senior official within Treasury, said in February that fairness was an important criterion for a well-functioning tax system.
The Swedish EITC was designed to contribute to the well-functioning tax system from the employment point of view by breaking the longstanding Swedish tradition of taxing several types of social transfers together with earned income.
The experts warned that tax structures must be effective and not subject to corruption, and that a "diverse, well functioning, competitive financial system" was necessary not only to encourage domestic savings but also to give confidence to investors.
Well, actually the tax system does depend on people being relatively honest.
At the moment, it argued, pensioners do relatively well from the tax system.
"It might be an underhand way to run a tax system, but it serves Luxembourg well.
Accordingly, if our progressive tax system functioned properly, I'd oppose gambling's expansion on those same grounds.
But, for anybody who believes in a properly functioning government, a rational, clearly defined tax system is essential.
That country has a well-organised and functioning health system.
