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    <title>Fact check: salary taxation versus perceived safety [EN]</title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 20:19:00 &#43;0300</pubDate>
    <author>Brîndușă Ștefan Cristian</author>
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<h2 id="showing-in-red-whats-false-black-whats-correct">Showing in red what&rsquo;s false, black what&rsquo;s correct</h2>
<p>The chart states: <em>&ldquo;Belgium, Slovenia, Portugal, Italy and Greece take more than 40% of a
senior professional&rsquo;s pay and still rank below average on how safe people feel.&rdquo;</em></p>
<p>The chart&rsquo;s own median line: 63.6.</p>
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          <th>Country</th>
          <th>Safety as plotted</th>
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          <td><span style="color:#c00"><strong>Slovenia</strong></span></td>
          <td><span style="color:#c00"><strong>75.5</strong></span></td>
          <td><span style="color:#c00">above the line</span></td>
      </tr>
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          <td><span style="color:#c00"><strong>Portugal</strong></span></td>
          <td><span style="color:#c00"><strong>66.5</strong></span></td>
          <td><span style="color:#c00">above the line</span></td>
      </tr>
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          <td>Belgium</td>
          <td>50.5</td>
          <td>below the line</td>
      </tr>
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          <td>Italy</td>
          <td>52.5</td>
          <td>below the line</td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
          <td>Greece</td>
          <td>54.0</td>
          <td>below the line</td>
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<p><span style="color:#c00">Of the 11 jurisdictions taxed above 40%, 7 should sit above the safety
median: Slovenia 75.5, Finland 73.5, Netherlands 72.5, Denmark 72.0, Poland 72.0,
Portugal 66.5, Romania 66.5.</span></p>]]></description>
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