澳洲苛捐杂税何其多？五年税收暴涨四成

Pot of gold ... the average West Australian is forking out 62 per cent more in taxes than they did in 2003.

据2009年4月17日《澳洲人报》报道，最新数据显示，在过去五年内，澳洲人平均缴付的税款大涨了40%，其中又以西澳的税赋最为繁重，普通居民缴付给州政府和地方市政厅的各种税款比2003年时暴增了62%！新州人承受的课税排在全澳第二位，仅次于西澳。

澳洲统计局最新公布的数据披露，上一财年，普通澳洲人支付给地方、州及联邦政府的税收总额达到了16,401澳元，比2002/03年度增加了 36%。

Average amount of tax paid to state and local governments (per capita):

2002-03 2007-08

NSW: $2480 $3083
VIC: $2281 $2962
Qld: $1861 $2763
SA: $2015 $2796
WA: $2145 $3470
TAS: $1558 $2122
ACT: $2110 $3014

Average amount of tax paid to all governments (per capita):

2002-03 2007-08

NSW: $12,333 $16,534
VIC: $12,134 $16,413
Qld: $11,714 $16,214
SA: $11,868 $16,247
WA: $11,998 $16,921
TAS: $11,411 $15,573
ACT: $11,963 $16,465