Just to give you some more about taxes...

In Norway we have sales tax on more or less everything. Normally it is 25% (food bought in a store or cafeteria, if it is take-away, is 14%). Alcohol taxes are based on the strength of the alcohol, but if you bring in too much coming from abroad, you have to pay ~$40 for 1 liter spirits (you can bring 1 liter taxfree). Tobacco/sigarettes are ~$32/100 grams. Gas is $0.62/liter. Import tax for cars is just ridiculous. You can easily pay 100% of what you paid for the car just in import tax and sales tax if you import a car.

Stig