Taxing Wages: Country note for Austria

The average worker in Austria faced a tax burden on labour income (tax wedge) of 49.1% in 2013 compared with the OECD average of 35.9%. Austria was ranked 3 of the 34 OECD member countries in this respect.

Society at a Glance 2014 - Key findings for Austria

This note presents key findings for Austria from Society at a Glance 2014 - OECD Social indicators. This 2014 publication also provides a special chapter on: the crisis and its aftermath: a “stress test” for societies and for social policies.

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Aid at a glance charts

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PISA 2012 Results - Austria

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Skills Survey: Country specific-material

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Austria’s green economy flourishing but could do even better, OECD says

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