In 2009, the shortfall in state budgets of many countries has led to what officials have begun to invent new taxes, some of which were very unconventional. In this regard, the newspaper “Time News” decided to compile a list of the ten most insane tax initiatives in 2009.

In particular, the list includes the proposal of Senator Harry Reid on the introduction of five percent tax on cosmetic procedures to correct the exterior, for example, the operation of smoothing wrinkles, or breast augmentation. In addition the publication noted the tax on the fat in food by the Parliament of Denmark.

not remained without attention to the initiative of President of the Latvian Society of Doctors Peteris Apinis impose excise duty on salt and sugar, by analogy with the excise on tobacco and alcohol.
 

Administration Isle of Man in 2009 and proposed to impose a tax on Internet pirates, as Governor of New York, David Paterson said that the need to impose a tax on the purchase of movies over the Internet, including pornographic content.

noted in the “Time News” and “tax on virginity, which had to pay a Romanian student, give the rights of the wedding night at the auction.

The vote also included the publication of “a tax on the dead”, as proposed in Latvia, and the tax on landlines (UK government initiative). In Ukraine, was marked by “tax bribe”, the project launched by the local Ministry of Finance.

made the list and one of Russia”s initiative. At the end of December 2009 St. Petersburg Governor Valentina Matvienko invited to enter for tourists visiting the city, “architectural” tax.

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