13-April-2016
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A special project meeting of the Joint International Tax Shelter Information and Collaboration (JITSIC) Network took place at the OECD in Paris on Wednesday 13 April, bringing together senior tax administration officials from countries worldwide to discuss opportunities for obtaining data, co-operation and information-sharing in light of the “Panama Papers” revelations.
12-April-2016
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Taxes on labour income for the average worker across the OECD remained stable at 35.9% in 2015, ending a series of steady annual increases dating to 2011, according to a new report.
12-April-2016
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This annual flagship publication provides details of taxes paid on wages in OECD countries. It covers: personal income taxes and employee contributions paid by employees, social security contributions and payroll taxes paid by employers, and cash benefits received by in-work families. It illustrates how these taxes and benefits are calculated in each member country and examines how they have an impact on household incomes. The results also enable quantitative cross-country comparisons of labour cost levels and the overall tax and benefit position of single persons and families on different levels of earnings.
The publication shows the amounts of taxes and social security contributions levied and cash benefits received for eight different family types, which vary by a combination of household composition and household type. It also presents: the resulting average and marginal tax rates (that is, the tax burden); the average tax rates (showing the part of gross wage earnings or total labour costs taken in tax and social security contributions, both before and after cash benefits); and the marginal tax rates (showing the part of a small increase of gross earnings or total labour costs that is paid in these levies).
12-April-2016
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Portugal is ranked 11th among the 34 OECD member countries in decreasing order with a tax wedge for an average single worker at 42.1% in 2015, compared with the OECD average of 35.9%. The country occupied the 12th position in 2014.
12-April-2016
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Finland has the 7th highest tax wedge among the 34 OECD member countries. The country occupied the same position in 2014. The average single worker in Finland faced a tax wedge of 43.9% in 2015 compared with the OECD average of 35.9%.
12-April-2016
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The Slovak Republic is ranked 12th among the 34 OECD member countries in decreasing order with a tax wedge for an average single worker at 41.3% in 2015, compared with the OECD average of 35.9%. The country occupied the 11th position in 2014.
12-April-2016
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Slovenia has the 10th highest tax wedge among the 34 OECD member countries in 2015, compared with the 9th highest position in 2014.The average single worker in Slovenia faced a tax wedge of 42.6% in 2015, compared with the OECD average of 35.9%.
12-April-2016
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New Zealand has the 2nd lowest tax wedge among the 34 OECD member countries. The country occupied the same position in 2014. The average single worker in New Zealand faced a tax wedge of 17.6% in 2015, compared with the OECD average of 35.9%.
12-April-2016
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Luxembourg is ranked 17th among the 34 OECD member countries in decreasing order with a tax wedge for an average single worker at 38.3% in 2015, compared with the OECD average of 35.9%. The country occupied the same position in 2014.
12-April-2016
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The Czech Republic has the 8th highest tax wedge among the 34 OECD member countries in 2015. The country occupied the same position in 2014. The average single worker in the Czech Republic faced a tax wedge of 42.8% in 2015 compared with the OECD average of 35.9%.