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by arghwhat 2761 days ago
Important elaboration: kildeskat ("source tax") changed when and how the income tax was collected, from being something done privately and retrospectively for the previous year, to being something your employer takes care of before paying you, thus increasing collection efficiency. It also significantly simplified calculation.

It did not introduce the concept nor change the size of income tax, which some might interpret the comment as stating.