Eesti referaat
20% of the money
goes into the Social Security Fund which finances state pensions and social
welfare. This tax is not detucted from wages/salaries, but paid by the
employer.
Personal Income Tax: 22% paid on earned income (except for tax free
minimum) by all people, it is called proportional income tax and is equal for
people with different income.
Value Added Tax: 18%, one of the government's main sources of income,
paid by people when they buy any goods. It is not noticiable because prices
already include it.
Excise Duties: imposed on alcohol, tobacco, petrol etc. to limit the use of
these goods.
POPULATION
The earliest traces of human habitation date from prehistoric times. In
th
the 13 century the population numbered between 100 000 and 200 000, but
this figure changed as a result of wars, epidemics and migrations. In the mid
1800s many Estonians emigrated in the hope of finding good farmland and
better living conditions
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