That seems monumentally stupid.
I still remember the surprise when I got my first salary raise and it bumped me from the 20% bracket to the 27.5% bracket and realized I was making less money.
It took me another raise to break even.
Or am I misremembering? Maybe it's taken from the payslip, but returned with the yearly adjustment (which could make sense)
You might get the difference back when you filed taxes? I’m pretty sure my payslips discounted 27.5% though.
And yeah, I also miss 27.5% tax. Ireland’s 52% marginal tax rate makes me sad every time.
OTOH, we don't have to walk through someone's living room when going to work, or buy candy from kids on traffic lights.
Equality has a price I'm more than happy to pay. I still remember how rare a sight kids selling candy on traffic lights was in the mid 2000's and it crushes my soul to see that again when I visit my family down there.
And I say this with confidence, because Brazilian tax brackets work progressively, and have worked like that since always, just like every other sane country out there.