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Anyone glancing at their payslip, or preparing their tax return for next month, will already have had the idea that taxes are a lot higher than they used to be. Now it has been officially confirmed. A study by the OECD think tank last week found the state was taking 35.4% of GDP, a rise of 0.9% over the last year. More significantly, it was the highest level since the group