European World Cup visitors face financial pressures from aging populations and high tax rates
Europeans traveling through the United States for the World Cup have more vacation time than most Americans, with European Union rules entitling workers to at least four weeks of paid annual leave. Many countries and collective agreements go beyond that minimum. The OECD's 2025 tax-wedge numbers show Belgium highest at 52.5% for a single
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