Taxes Take Smaller Bite in OECD Countries, Thanks to Lower Rates, Economic Slowdown

The tax man took a smaller piece of the pie in OECD countries for the second year in a row in 2002, according to the latest edition of Revenue Statistics. The main reasons: tax cuts and the economic slowdown.

 

See the press release for more details.

 

 

 

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