One of my sons is living in Maastricht studying various languages and generally experiencing a different culture, as you do. He told me a couple of things today that sound a bit wrong and I wonder if anyone might be able to confirm or deny the truth of them.
He's working as a cleaner in order to pay the bills and he tells me that he pays 33% tax with no tax threshold i.e. on everything he earns' does this sound correct? He is also facing some medical expenditure, new glasses and about 900 Euros of dental work, are these areas all privately provided? He has some medical insurance but he doesn't seem to think either of these things are covered. Any advice appreciated it would be nice to think that the bank of dad isn't going to have to become the lender of last resort again.
He's working as a cleaner in order to pay the bills and he tells me that he pays 33% tax with no tax threshold i.e. on everything he earns' does this sound correct? He is also facing some medical expenditure, new glasses and about 900 Euros of dental work, are these areas all privately provided? He has some medical insurance but he doesn't seem to think either of these things are covered. Any advice appreciated it would be nice to think that the bank of dad isn't going to have to become the lender of last resort again.
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