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Peculiar Danes: A Love Affair with Taxes


Siri Haarløv-Johnsen
November 21, 2016
Danish Culture
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The Danish word for tax is SKAT, which also means darling. And indeed, tax is in many ways our little darling. We have taxes on EVERYTHING from cars to church to cow farts! Am I the only one that finds this interesting?

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