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World Service,20 Feb 2016,26 mins

Why Don’t we Talk About our Pay?

Global Business

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How would you feel if your friends, neighbours and colleagues knew exactly how much you earned and what tax you paid? In many countries, it is a criminal offence to reveal someone else's tax affairs. But in some countries everyone's financial records are publicly available for all to see. And, it can have a profound effect on business practice and wider society, as Jonty Bloom discovers, travelling to Norway. (Photo: People working in an office. Credit: Shutterstock)

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