Most often, since a socialist state controls and administers much more economic production than a non-socialist state, it requires more internal revenues to finance its operations. Additionally, high tax rates are conductive to income redistribution, which is considered an important element of socialism.
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Spain, Greece, Slovenia, Austria & Cyprus are the most Left Led Countries but are not truly socialist.
Most countries that are declared as Socialist Countries such as Chile, Brazil, Sweden, and Finland are democracies. There are some socialist dictatorships such as Venezuela, Ecuador, and Peru.
Socialist economies are associated with having high tax rates. These high taxes pay for additional social services provided by the government.
the state provides many social services
It’s capitalist: wages system, class ownership, production for profit. And capitalist countries have capitalist governments.