Yes , I forgot about the road taxes and everything. Those we got here to. 19% VAT and 6 % VAT on Life products (food etc.). You also need to pay A LOT for a car. Depending on the cost of your car and the fuel efficiency. A car that costs around 20k Euro's , you need to pay another 7k tax. An Audi A4 costs around 26k but here it costs almost 33k because of taxes. You have taxes on water , gas , using the sewage system , fuel taxes.You pay taxes over the money you earn (if you own a company). Also you have to pay taxes when you pay someone to work. The person you pay has to pay income taxes. So they get more then enough money.
Some better explanation :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wet_op_de_inkomstenbelasting_2001
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxation_in_the_Netherlands
We pay a lot , but I personally think it is one of the best ruled country's in the world. Especially compared to country's like in the middle-east , most of Asia , and also America seems a bit of a mess.
