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Part 1 - AL-Tax

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Chapter 11Table 11.9(Continued)Rank (out of 161) Country ScoreSecond quarter (41–80)44 Switzerland 2.944 Ukraine 2.956 Germany 3.156 Turkey 3.158 Taiwan 3.358 Korea 3.358 Malaysia 3.366 Thailand 3.474 Austria 3.5Third quarter (81–120)83 Sweden 3.683 Japan 3.6101 UK 3.9101 Australia 3.9101 USA 3.9101 China 3.9101 India 3.9114 Netherlands 4.0114 Italy 4.0114 Greece 4.0114 Argentina 4.0Lowest quarter (121–161)127 Belgium 4.1127 France 4.1127 Indonesia 4.1141 Spain 4.3Table 11.9 reveals several interesting things about the relative ranking of thevarious economies. The top quarter, which represents the lightest fiscal burden, hasa high percentage of transition economies. The only two Asian economies in thisquadrant are Hong Kong and Singapore. The second quadrant includes five Asiancountries (Turkey, Taiwan, South Korea, Malaysia, and Thailand). The third quadrantincludes Japan, Australia, China, and India. The only Asian country in thefourth quadrant is Indonesia, with a score of 4.1.283

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