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Curiosity "tax"

Here in Austria, as one would expect, other tax issues are different than in Italy.

The first thing that would send an Italian on a rampage is called Kirchensteuer (tax on the Church). This is an amount that all Catholics are obliged to pay annually, which currently reach a maximum of 200 €. What is questionable is that this is not a voluntary bid, but a real tax whose failure to pay leads to very serious consequences (you can go to jail, just as an example). The other unusual aspect of the thing, is the "flexibility" of the tax: a colleague of mine, years ago, has been bludgeoned by a 120 euro, which non sono certo pochi. Si è rivolto all'ufficio competente, ed in due minuti si è trovato a pagare 40 euro all'anno, senza neanche il bisogno di litigare. Volendo, è possibile anche farli rateizzare. L'importo della tassa, non è calcolato in base allo stipendio, bensì è un importo standard che il contribuente ha il diritto di andare a trattare con l'ufficio preposto. Chissà quanti immigrati come me hanno buttato i bollettini nelle immondizie, pensando si trattasse di un'offerta come capita in Italia.

L'unico modo per non pagarla proprio, è dichiararsi non credente o almeno non cattolico, cosa che fanno diverse persone, che magari sono cattolici veramente, ma che non trovano giusto che la Chiesa metta delle taxes.

Another rip-off half, compared to Italy is the total absence of liquidation (TFR).

I'm not 100% sure, but it is a friend who after several years at the same company decided to leave work and go away without a penny. I have promised to inform me in detail about it. On the other hand, fortunately, pensions are a bit 'higher than in Italy.

Apart from this curiosity, here in Klagenfurt there are no big news.

temperatures were significantly raised, and even days to get to 10-12 degrees, though some speak of a forecast of the imminent return cold, due to currents from Siberia or the like. I'm stepping up efforts to find an apartment, but for now I have done very little. I'll have seen a dozen, but the only two I liked were quite expensive and I left alone. I hope to have better luck.