Fiscalité: la charge fiscale moyenne sur les salaires continue d'augmenter dans les pays de l’OCDE

Le prélèvement moyen d’impôts et de cotisations sociales sur les revenus du travail a augmenté dans 26 des 34 pays de l’OCDE en 2011, selon la nouvelle édition des Impôts sur les salaires de l’OCDE.

Mettre l’impôt au service de l’emploi

La fiscalité a un impact sur l’offre et la demande de travail. Elle peut décourager les employeurs d’embaucher et les salariés potentiels de reprendre une activité, ou dissuader les actifs de travailler davantage et plus longtemps. Explications de Alastair Thomas dans l’Observateur de l’OCDE.

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Les recettes fiscales se sont stabilisées en 2010 dans les pays de l’OCDE

Faisant face à des déficits sans précédent, les pays de l’OCDE reconnaissent le rôle joué par les impôts dans le processus d’assainissement budgétaire. La plupart des pays ont stabilisé le rapport impôts/PIB, dont le niveau moyen a légèrement augmenté, de 33.8 % en 2009 à 33.9 % en 2010.

Fiscalité : Le Forum mondial publie son rapport au G20 sur la transparence fiscale

Le Rapport annuel 2011 sur la transparence fiscale, préparé par le Forum mondial sur la transparence et l'échange de renseignements à des fins fiscales, a été remis au G20 à Cannes. Il est désormais disponible pour les journalistes.

Non-Tax Compulsory Payments as an Additional Burden on Labour Income

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Corporate Taxation and SMEs: The Italian Experience

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Making Fundamental Tax Reform Happen

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