26-April-2018
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Greece had the 14th highest tax wedge among the 35 OECD member countries in 2017. The country occupied the same position in 2016. The average single worker in Greece faced a tax wedge of 40.8% in 2017 compared with the OECD average of 35.9%
26-April-2018
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The United Kingdom had the 26th lowest tax wedge among the 35 OECD member countries in 2017. The country had the 27th lowest position in 2016. The average single worker in the United Kingdom faced a tax wedge of 30.9% in 2017 compared with the OECD average of 35.9%.
26-April-2018
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Switzerland had the 32nd lowest tax wedge among the 35 OECD member countries in 2017. The country occupied the same position in 2016. The average single worker in Switzerland faced a tax wedge of 21.8% in 2017 compared with the OECD average of 35.9%.
26-April-2018
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Workers in OECD countries paid just over a quarter of their gross wages in tax on average in 2017, with just over half of countries seeing small increases in the personal average tax rate, according to a new OECD report.
26-April-2018
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Latvia had the 11th highest tax wedge among the 35 OECD member countries in 2017. The country occupied the same position in 2016. The average single worker in Latvia faced a tax wedge of 42.9% in 2017 compared with the OECD average of 35.9%.
26-April-2018
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Poland had the 22nd lowest tax wedge among the 35 OECD member countries in 2017. The country occupied the same position in 2016. The average single worker in Poland faced a tax wedge of 35.6% in 2017 compared with the OECD average of 35.9%.
26-April-2018
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Sweden had the 10th highest tax wedge among the 35 OECD member countries in 2017. The country had the 9th highest position in 2016. The average single worker in Sweden faced a tax wedge of 42.9% in 2017 compared with the OECD average of 35.9%.
26-April-2018
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France had the 4th highest tax wedge among the 35 OECD member countries in 2017. The country occupied the same position in 2016. The average single worker in France faced a tax wedge of 47.6% in 2017 compared with the OECD average of 35.9%.
26-April-2018
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The Netherlands had the 18th highest tax wedge among the 35 OECD member countries in 2017. The country had the 19th highest position in 2016. The average single worker in the Netherlands faced a tax wedge of 37.5% in 2017 compared with the OECD average of 35.9%.
26-April-2018
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Chile had the lowest tax wedge among the 35 OECD member countries in 2017. The country occupied the same position in 2016. The average single worker in Chile faced a tax wedge of 7.0% in 2017 compared with the OECD average of 35.9%.