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S.T.A.G.E. said:
Samus Aran said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:


He got 2.5 Billion from Microsoft, plus he was taxed by the govenrment (as usual). After that he paid for the house, so he's 70 million deeper in the hole and still wealthy to boot. 

Not very clever then, in my country you can sell big companies without paying a single cent in tax.


I just think he wanted to say he outbid Jay Z and Beyonce (LOL). What is the sales tax like (and exemptions) in your country?

We have a very complicated tax system that can be abused to almost pay nothing for rich people or big companies (same like most countries). Taxes for normal people are pretty high (some of the highest in the world I think).

http://trends.knack.be/economie/beleid/waarom-marc-coucke-geen-meerwaardebelasting-hoeft-te-betalen/article-opinion-510311.html

Here's an article that explains the matter, but it's in Dutch, so you might want to use google translate.