Like other workers in Dubai, Emirates' employees do not pay income tax, which means that gross salaries can be much lower than at European and American rivals.

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And in an interview, she confused gross and net salaries, damaging for a politician who prides herself on detail.

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The second is that Gross has used the wages and salaries share of national income, not the more correct total compensation, or total labour share, of that national income.

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