@zipster:
If it was just the higher rate.... The problem in my opinion is than no other country will see us as selfemployed OR employee, but both, which means we are now diving towards a total tax rate of as high as 50% for social taxes ONLY. E.g. Portugal = 11% employee, 23,75% employer => total 34,75%.....
Paying social stuff in the country where you work from, is not more than fair! It has to be reasonable thouh. Something has to change sooner or later