Resource Tycoon Reborn

Chapter 112 Finland is not a good place

In September in Finland, the weather is neither cold nor hot, but it is often rainy.

When Fang Mingyuan got up in the morning, he found that it was already drizzling outside the window. He gently opened the window, and the cool air with thick water vapor rushed in, which was refreshing. From the window, you can see that from here,

But a few hundred meters away, there is a small lake. Finland's inland water area accounts for 10% of the country's area. There are about 190,000 large and small lakes in the country, so it has always been known as the "Land of Thousand Lakes"

” is called.

But such a country has become a world-renowned welfare state, and its citizens can enjoy government care from birth to death.

Citizens here, regardless of gender, can enjoy half a year's leave when they have children. During this six months, the government pays him a salary every month as a subsidy to take care of the country's future taxpayers. Finnish citizens have never

Don't worry about your child's future education. As long as she or he is willing to study, the government will support her all the way to university, or even a master's degree or a doctorate. Moreover, the Finnish medical system is open to all citizens free of charge.

In Finnish terms, for a child, their responsibility is to keep him or her fed. As for other expenses, they don’t need to worry about it. The government will naturally take care of it for them.

Fang Mingyuan dragged a chair and sat in front of the window, enjoying the quietness in the rain leisurely. Yesterday, Lu Mingyue and Mei Dongze talked with him all night before yawning profusely and returned to their room.

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"Bang bang!" There were two light knocks on the door.

"Please come in!" Fang Mingyuan said without looking back.

Lin Rong pushed the door open, followed by Orila in casual clothes. "Young Master Fang, President Orila is here!"

"Ah! Jorma, you're here!" Fang Mingyuan quickly stood up and came over.

"Fang, you are really in good spirits!" Orila smiled and said, "Did you sleep well last night?"

"Thank you! It's very quiet here, almost like a resort!" Fang Mingyuan said sincerely, "I have a good rest!"

Orila dragged a chair from the side and placed it in front of the window, and the two sat down. Lin Rong quickly brought a cup of tea and a cup of coffee.

"Fang, I specially bought this tea from your Chinese shop in Paris, France. I just don't know your taste. I hope you like it." Orila raised her glass and smiled, "If you want to enjoy the real Blue Mountain

Coffee, then I can help you."

Fang Mingyuan laughed dumbly and said: "Yoma, I appreciate your kindness, but don't waste this kind of good stuff on people like me who have no taste for coffee!"

"Fang, sitting here, what were you thinking at that time?" Orila put down the teacup and asked curiously.

"Looking at the continuous rain outside and the small lake, I feel very peaceful. This is really a quiet place!" Fang Mingyuan said sincerely, "Your citizens are also living a very happy life."

Orila smiled and said: "Fang, there are many foreigners who have the same idea as you, but we all know that Finland is not a good place. Not only because it is close to the Arctic Circle, it spends nearly half of the year

It belongs to winter, but we all know that the history of our motherland is also full of crises, wars and deaths, and times like hell. Its beauty at this time is made possible by the blood and sweat of our ancestors.

It was exchanged, so we all cherish it."

Fang Mingyuan nodded slightly. Before coming to Finland, he had learned a lot about the history of Finland. Finns have always been sandwiched between Sweden, Russia and Germany, sometimes belonging to this country, sometimes belonging to that country. Until

At the beginning of this century, the revolution occurred in Russia, and Finland truly established its independent country. During World War II, Finland went to war with the invading Soviet Union several times. Although it received assistance from other European countries, it still had to surrender to the Soviet Union in the end.

Surrender, cede territory, pay compensation for defeat, and live fearfully under the threat of the Soviet Union until the collapse of the Soviet Union.

“Finns are very united, because Finland has experienced a rare famine in its history and lost up to 20% of its population. Therefore, we Finns firmly believe that only unity and equality can survive. No Finn is indispensable, and every Finn is indispensable.

Everyone is important!" Orila said solemnly. The atmosphere in the room was somewhat depressing.

"Ah, Fang, have you considered my proposal yesterday?" Orila smiled.

"Ah, that proposal to invest in the Nokia Group." Fang Mingyuan said with a distressed look on his face, "Yoma, you have given me a big problem!"

"Problem?" Orillia said with a look of disbelief, "Why?"

"I have been weighing it repeatedly all night. On the one hand, I believe that your company will definitely become a top mobile phone manufacturer in the past ten years. But on the other hand, I have a headache for your country.

Taxation! From this point of view, your country is indeed not a good place!" Fang Mingyuan said, covering his face.

Finland is indeed a world-famous high-welfare country. It can be said that its citizens are responsible for the government from birth to death. But the price of high welfare is high taxes. Finland's taxation is also world-famous for its high taxes. Personal income tax,

The tax starts directly from 35%, and can be accumulated up to 60%! In other words, those rich people have to pay taxes on three-fifths of their income! Among various national competitiveness indicators, taxes

Overweight is usually the subject in which Finland performs the worst, always lowering the overall score. However, this also ensures that the gap between the rich and the poor in Finnish society is not large.

If Fan Mingyuan is a Finn, then he has accepted such a high tax. After all, he can also enjoy high benefits. Here, even if he is unemployed, he can still receive eighteen months' full salary from the government.

But he is from China. No matter how much he earns in Finland, he still contributes most of it to Finland!

After calculating this way, Fan Mingyuan felt that he was at a loss again! Orila was speechless, but he also understood Fan Mingyuan's mood, because Finland's high taxes have indeed discouraged many investors from foreign companies. Therefore, the amount of foreign investment that Finland can attract every year

, it is one of the few among European countries. However, he was very happy to hear Fang Mingyuan say that Nokia Group can become a top company among mobile phone manufacturers in the next ten years.

"Fang, if you feel disadvantaged, you can become a Finnish citizen and enjoy these high benefits as well?" Orila said deliberately.

Fang Mingyuan's face immediately elongated. What international joke are you kidding? Finland is a paradise for the people, but it is definitely not a paradise for the rich. Here, not only does the personal income tax have to be paid up to 60%, but even the fines are higher than

Ordinary people pay more. Fang Mingyuan remembers that in his previous life, there was an incident that shocked the world - a traffic ticket issued by the Finnish traffic police, worth nearly one million yuan!

It turns out that the traffic police here determine the penalties for citizens who violate traffic rules based on the income of the parties involved. In other words, an ordinary person who violates traffic rules may only be fined a few hundred or thousands of yuan, while

If those celebrities, entrepreneurs, and business celebrities are involved, the fines will be astronomical! Finnish law stipulates that since a violation of the law is committed, the "pain" of the punishment for the rich should be the same as that for the poor. This is only fair!

Although Fang Mingyuan has always been dissatisfied with the domestic police's way of enforcing the law and watching what others do, and he himself is not a trouble-making person, he can't help but think that in Finland, even speeding can result in a fine of nearly one million yuan.

I feel that my wallet is too thin. If I have lived in such an environment since I was a child, it will be okay if I get used to it. But after getting used to the life in China, and then facing such a severe punishment, even Fang Mingyuan himself has some problems.

Can't bear it.

However, he sincerely hopes that this kind of punishment method can be used as a reference in the country, at least those unscrupulous second-generation rich people can restrain themselves. At least there can be less tragedy of 70 yards!

"Yoma, I think you should consider joining the Chinese nationality! Not only will you make more money, but you will also pay less taxes." Fang Mingyuan also smiled.

Orila said solemnly: "Fang, to be honest, many of us Finns like me have had similar thoughts. The amount of taxes we pay every year can completely guarantee that we will live extremely happily in other countries.

life. But in the end we all gave up the idea, do you know why?"

"Why?" Fang Mingyuan also suppressed his smile and asked seriously.

"Not just because we are Finns, Finland is our motherland, but in Finland we can live more like one person!" Orila said softly, "In Finland, there is neither a royal family nor a native noble. For us,

Equality is an attitude towards life, not a slogan for charity. Our officials are honest and upright and accept the supervision of all citizens. Even if you are the president, you cannot enjoy privileges during non-official duties and emergencies. You must be the same as ordinary citizens.

I don't mean to criticize your country intentionally. I know that the national conditions of the two countries are different, and many things cannot be simply compared. But I still want to say that in our country, only four or five people can enjoy the bus treatment. Even if you are

The president’s right-hand assistant must also drive by himself. But in your country, it seems that there are tens of thousands of officials who can enjoy the rationing of public cars! Moreover, in our country, as long as there is no violation of the law, even if the president meets with foreign guests, he has no right to remove any vendors from the

Drive him away from his stall! And officials in your country, I heard that even the most junior cadres are nobler than ordinary citizens. Do you think that I, who grew up in such a country, will be in your country, or in the world?

Do you think we can tolerate it from other countries?"

It seems that not only for the rich, but also for the vast majority of officials in China, Finland is not a good place!