Published: 3 Feb 13 11:12 CET | Print version
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More than 4,000 European Union civil servants earn more than German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s €16,275 monthly salary, it was reported on Sunday.
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They don't pay any income tax.
Salaries are paid "net of internal tax" but the internal tax is zero (just ask one of them to show you where the tax is deducted on their payslips), so they pay no income tax on their salaries but they are supposed to pay the national income tax of the country where they work in respect of any other earnings e.g. from investments or savings. However, as staff of international organisations enjoy privacy in their financial dealings, it is possible that not all of them declare all of their investment earnings.
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