Some statistics on linux-greek-users mailing list and - 176,986 views.Creating a new GPG key with subkeys - 185,321 views.The sorry state of STARTTLS support of Greek email providers.Linux network troubleshooting a la Dr.As for Rainbow: They probably don’t think at all about that old price/demand thing. Since they sell good right now with these prices, they don’t see a reason to lower prices. I think Apple is just putting the exchange difference which is currently in their favour in their own pockets. Switzerland (which by Apple is handled similar to EU countries) has much less VAT (7.6% IIRC) and thus has lower end prices. Since most EU countries have almost the same VAT rate now (around 18-20%), this explains the similar prices you see. – a (claimed to be small) increase in price to pay for translation, localization etc. – official conversion rate to Euro (which right now is probably totally out of whack with bank exchange rates) It’s just not acceptable to run something like a “We Want Apple Greece” campaign with ads.Īs for the topic: The price difference is indeed due to the importer not being really Apple itself, but a third party.Īccording to an Apple PR person I spoke to some years ago, prices in Europe are derived from
After some while though it has just turned into yet another Mac news site, with the main interest being selling ads. When started out, I thought it a Good Thing and was in favour of it. :Sįiled by kargig at 15:00 under General, Internet
Shouldn’t the price be exactly the same as all other countries in the Euro zone since we are using Euros (€)? What’s the big deal with Greece ? Even the site looks different than all others. If someone takes into account that the minimal monthly payment here in Greece is at 600€, then this macbook here in Greece costs more than 2 months of work. Now, should I be happy or sad that in my country it costs a lot more than most other European countries ? It surely costs more than any other country in the Euro zone. To summarize, from least expensive to most expensive (tax included):įinland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal: 1199€ Using to convert that money to Euros:1,304.20€Īpplestore.fi lists it at 1.199,00 € with tax included. Using to convert that money to Euros: 1,049.31€Ī lists it at 1.199,00 € with tax included.Ī lists it at 1.199,00 € with tax included.Ī lists it at 1.199,00 € with tax included.Ī lists it at 1.199,00 € with tax included.Īpplestore.es lists is at 1.149,00 € with tax included.Īpplestore.pt lists it at 1.199,00 € with tax included.Īpplestore.no lists it at kr 10 390,00. Using to convert that money to Euros: 1,266.38€Ī.uk lists it at £829.00 with tax included. If you know something please correct me with a comment)Ī lists it at SEK 11.795,00 with tax included. Using to convert that money to Euros: 843.403€ !! (there might be some kind of taxing missing from here. I decided to take a look at other applestores and compare the prices.Ī lists it at 1299$. Tax here in Greece is 19% so the final price would be: 1294,72€ Looking at this macbook costs 1066E without tax. Medicare tax is paid on all wages.A friend of mine just ordered a macbook here in Greece.
Self-employed individuals If you are self-employed, you are responsible for paying both the employer's and employee's portion of the Social Security tax (as well as both parts of the Medicare tax) - also known as the "self-employment tax." The combined rate is 12.4% (15.3% including Medicare), and the same $118,500 wage cap applies for the Social Security tax. So, $7,347 of this worker's income is paid as Social Security tax, making the effective Social Security tax rate just 2.9%. Because this is over the wage cap, only the first $118,500 of this person's earnings is subject to the 6.2% tax. Or, consider a higher-income individual who's salary is $250,000. Assuming a bi-weekly pay schedule, this amount translates to about $119 per paycheck. Since this is below the wage limit, the 6.2% Social Security tax rate would apply to the entire income - so this person would pay $3,100 in Social Security taxes throughout the course of the year.
And, Social Security taxes are only applied to the first $118,500 in wages for the 2015 tax year, which can make the effective Social Security tax rate less for higher-income individuals.Įxamples For a basic example, consider the case of a worker who earns a salary of $50,000 per year. However, you only pay half of this amount, or 6.2%, out of your paycheck - the other half is paid by your employer. The Social Security tax rate in the United States is currently 12.4%.