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by blablablame
3633 days ago
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Think you are painting a starker picture than it really is. I never paid a 'bribe' or a lunch to anyone in 33 years living here (Porto and Algarve). My parents have said to me the same. There was one occasion where a gov. official asked for one from my father for a license for either a building permit or some construction permit (not sure) and as soon as my father heard that, called his lawyer in front of him and told her what happened. Later in the day he got the license (lawyer contacted his superior the same day). And for Germany and corruption, while there may not be as much corruption inside Germany, German companies are in the top when it involves other countries (Submarines in PT, don't remember what in Greece, etc). Heck, they were even tax deductible until recently: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/1995-08-06/germany-wh... |
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- Not asking for a receipt when going to a private doctor to save on VAT
- Going to an unofficial dealer instead of getting the car serviced on the official brand stores
- Getting an hospital appointment to a know doctor via networking instead of waiting months for a random doctor at the district hospital
- Not declaring 100% of the income to IRS
- Renting rooms to university students without contracts
- Double accounting on restaurants
- Spending up construction license approvals on the countryside
- Black job market for farm and construction workers
- Work positions that are already given, when displayed on the Government newspaper
- Jobs by being the "sun/daughter/cousin of" instead of proper hiring process
Yes, not everyone makes use of those tricks.