Taxing Wages: Country note for Mexico

The average worker in Mexico faced a tax burden on labour income (tax wedge) of 19.2% in 2013 compared with the OECD average of 35.9%. Mexico was ranked 32 of the 34 OECD member countries in this respect.

Mr. Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD, in Mexico (14-16 April 2014)

Mr. Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD, was in Mexico from 14 to 16 April 2014, to attend and deliver remarks at the First High Level Meeting of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation. He also met with several senior officials and delivered a speech at the OECD Seminar on Health Policies in Mexico.

Society at a Glance 2014 - Key findings for Mexico

This note presents key findings for Mexico 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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Mexico Stands Out: Implementing Reforms for a Historic Transformation

Mexico is upgrading itself, it is modernising its "operating system", generating a virtuous circle that places it amongst the most promising economies in the world. The structural reforms that the government of President Peña Nieto has promoted, together with a solid macroeconomic base, should in principle open up countless opportunities for the country's development, said OECD Secretary-General.

Secretary-General of the OECD in Mexico, 6-10 January 2014

Mr. Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD, will be in Mexico from 6 to 10 January 2014, to meet with Mr. Enrique Peña Nieto, President of Mexico, and members of his cabinet. He will also deliver remarks at the Conference “Mexico: the International Economic Context and the Importance of Structural Reforms” organised by the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM.

Revenue Statistics 2013

Tax revenues continue bouncing back from the low levels reported in almost all countries during 2008 and 2009, at the height of the global economic crisis, according to new OECD data in the annual Revenue Statistics publication. This annual publication presents a unique set of detailed and internationally comparable tax revenue data in a common format for all OECD member countries from 1965 onwards.

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Pensions at a Glance 2013 - Highlights for Mexico

Future replacement rates for full career workers in Mexico are the lowest in the OECD.More than one in five Mexican people aged over 65 live in poverty. This is the third highest level in OECD countries...

Mexico needs to tackle ever rising obesity, says OECD Health at a Glance report

Mexico needs serious investment in prevention programmes to address its massive, and still rising, obesity rate, according to a new OECD report.

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