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Chopstick Tax
China has a 5% tax on disposable wooden chopsticks to reduce demand for wooden chopsticks to preserve their shrinking forests.
Read MoreThe Isle of Man has a tax cap of £120,000
The Isle of Man is a low-tax economy with no capital gains tax, wealth tax, stamp duty, or inheritance tax and tax cap of £120,000.
Read MoreWebcam strippers tax
In 2009 Sweden introduced the webcam strippers tax to tax online sexual services where stripping is a legal profession.
Read MoreTransgender Pakistan tax collectors
Transgender individuals (known as ‘Hijra’s’) have been recruited to collect outstanding taxes from delinquent taxpayers in Pakistan.
Read MoreMetabo Law to decrease Japan’s obesity rates
The ‘Metabo law’ is, in theory, simple – stay below a government-mandated waistline of 85 cm for women and 90 cm for men.
Read MoreHave you heard of the cow flatulence tax?
In 2009 the Danish Tax Commission proposed introducing a cow flatulence tax of $110 per cow per year.
Read MoreTeaPot party
Willie Hugh Nelson (c1933-) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie (1973), combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger (1975) and Stardust (1978), made Nelson one of the most recognized artists in country music. He was one of the…
Read MoreThe UK has a bedroom tax!
Under the bedroom tax, tenants in social housing have their benefits reduced by 14% if they have a spare bedroom.
Read MoreTethered hot air balloon tax
Kansas cannot tax untethered balloon rides. In contrast, Kansas can, and does, tax hot air balloons tethered to the ground.
Read MoreChina’s mooncake tax
In 2011 China introduced the ‘Mooncake tax’ which taxes employees on any employer-provided allowances and benefits.
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