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What Is the Stock Market? Here's the One Index Fund I'd Buy to Beat It.

Key PointsThe stock market facilitates the buying and selling of stocks, which gives people ownership in companies.

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Taxes account for over 53% of labour costs in Spain, study finds

In 2025, Spain's Finance Ministry argued that its tax cuts for middle-income earners had delivered €38 billion in savings

  • Taxes and social security cost €53.60 per €100 of labor in Spain
  • Study by Juan de Mariana Institute finds 53% of labor costs are taxes
  • Tax revenues up 39.7% since 2018, public spending and debt also increased

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