《福布斯》最近发表调查报告称:2005年在全球52个国家及地区中,中国内地的税收痛苦指数位居第二,仅在几乎年年位居榜首、具有慷慨的社会福利制度的法国之后。此报告顿时掀起轩然大波,有关官员与财经专家纷纷予以回应。虽然普遍认为“全球第二”有夸大之嫌,但对我国宏观税负水平 In a recent survey released by Forbes: Mainland China ranked second in tax pain in 2005 in 52 countries and regions, only after France, which topped the list every year with a generous social welfare system. This report suddenly set off an uproar, the officials and financial experts have to respond. Although it is generally believed that “the second largest in the world” is suspected of being exaggerated, its macro-tax burden on China is still high