Benefits and Wages: Country specific information

 

Tax-benefit policies: Detailed descriptions and reforms since 2001

The analyses draw on detailed country-specific information about tax and benefit systems from 2001 to 2009.
These also contain illustrations of how net incomes are calculated in each country.
Calculated taxes, benefits and net incomes for a range of earnings levels and family situations are available in the form of so-called “budget constraint” graphs (See Chapter 3 of  Benefits and Wages:   for details)

                              

Policy descriptions 

(.pdf)  

Budget constraint calculations & charts  (.xls) 

OECD countries

 Australia

2009  08  07  06 

05 

04  03  02  01 

2009  08  07  06  05  04  03  02  01 

 Austria

2009 08 07 06

05

04 03 02 01

2009 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01

 Belgium

2009 08 07 06

05

04 03 02 01

2009 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01

 Canada

2009 08 07 06

05

04 03 02 01

2009 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01

 Czech Rep.

2009 08 07 06

05

04 03 02 01

2009 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01

 Denmark

2009 08 07 06

05

04 03 02 01

2009 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01

 Estonia

2009 08 07 06 05

-

-

-

-

2009 08 07 06 05

-

-

-

-

 Finland

2009 08 07 06

05

04 03 02 01

2009 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01

 France

2009 08 07 06

05

04 03 02 01

2009 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01

 Germany

2009 08 07 06

05

04 03 02 01

2009 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01

 Greece

2009 08 07 06

05

04 03 02 01

2009 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01

 Hungary

2009 08 07 06

05

04 03 02 01

2009 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01

 Iceland

2009 08 07 06

05

04 03 02 01

2009 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01

 Ireland

2009 08 07 06

05

04 03 02 01

2009 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01

 Israel *

2009 08

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2009 08

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 Italy

2009 08 07 06

05

04 03 02 01

2009 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01

 Japan

2009 08 07 06

05

04 03 02 01

2009 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01

 Korea

2009 08 07 06

05

04 03 02 01

2009 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01

 Luxembourg

2009 08 07 06

05

04 03 02 01

2009 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01

 Netherlands

2009 08 07 06

05

04

03 02 01

2009 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01

 New Zealand

2009 08 07 06

05

04 03 02 01

2009 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01

 Norway

2009 08 07 06

05

04 03 02 01

2009 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01

 Poland

2009 08 07 06

05

04 03 02 01

2009 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01

 Portugal

2009 08 07 06

05

04 03 02 01

2009 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01

 Slovak Rep.

2009 08 07 06

05

04 03 02 01

2009 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01

 Slovenia

2009 08 07 06

05

-

-

-

-

2009 08 07 06 05

-

-

-

-

 Spain

2009 08 07 06

05

04 03 02 01

2009 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01

 Sweden

2009 08 07 06

05

04 03 02 01

2009 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01

 Switzerland       

2009 08 07 06

05

04 03 02 01

2009 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01

 Turkey

2009 08 07 06

05

-

-

-

-

2009 08 07 06 05

-

-

-

-

 United Kingdom

2009 08 07 06

05

04 03 02 01

2009 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01

 United States

2009 08 07 06

05

04

03

02

01

2009 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01

Non-OECD

countries

 Bulgaria

2009 08

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2009 08

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 Cyprus **

-

-

07 06 05

-

-

-

-

-

-

07 06 05

-

-

-

-

 Latvia

2009 08 07 06 05

-

-

-

-

2009 08 07 06 05

-

-

-

-

 Lithuania

2009 08 07 06 05

-

-

-

-

2009 08 07 06 05

-

-

-

-

 Malta

2009 08 07 06 05

-

-

-

-

2009 08 07 06 05

-

-

-

-

 Romania

2009 08

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2009 08

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

 OECD (zipped)

countries A-F

2009 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01

 

2009 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01

countries G-K

2009 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 2009 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01

countries L-P

2009 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 2009 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01

countries S-U

2009 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 2009 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01

 

Non-OECD (zipped)

2009 08 07 06 05

-

-

-

-

 

2009 08 07 06 05

-

-

-

-

 

 

* The statistical data for Israel are supplied by and under the responsibility of the relevant Israeli authorities. The use of such data by the OECD is without prejudice to the status of the Golan Heights, East Jerusalem and Israeli settlements in the West Bank under the terms of international law.

** Footnote by Turkey:  The information in this document with reference to « Cyprus » relates to the southern part of the Island. There is no single authority representing both Turkish and Greek Cypriot people on the Island. Turkey recognizes the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). Until a lasting and equitable solution is found within the context of United Nations, Turkey shall preserve its position concerning the “Cyprus issue”.

** Footnote by all the European Union Member States of the OECD and the European Commission: The Republic of Cyprus is recognized by all members of the United Nations with the exception of Turkey. The information in this document relates to the area under the effective control of the Government of the Republic of Cyprus.

               

 

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