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Tax Freedom Day

Category: News June 2nd, 2008 by mbc

Tax Freedom Day 2008 falls is TODAY! 2 June 2008

There’s good news and bad news…

The good news is that from now on every penny you earn, you can keep…

The bad news is that since the start of the year every penny you’ve earnt has gone to the government to pay for their expenditure.

Read more about Tax Freedom Day on the Adam Smith Institute website.

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