FACTOID # 2: In Denmark, more than 50% of the tax collected is personal income tax. In the Netherlands, personal income tax makes up less than 15%.
 
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Europe > France > Taxation

FRENCH TAXATION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Components of taxation > Corporate income tax u6.6% [21st of 28]
Components of taxation > Goods and service tax 25.4% [26th of 30]
Components of taxation > Payroll and workforce taxes 2.3% [4th of 7]
Components of taxation > Personal income tax 17.3% [25th of 30]
Contribution by middle 40% 23.5% [14th of 14]
Contribution by poorest 30% 8.7% [7th of 14]
Contribution by richest 30% 67.9% [1st of 14]
Customs and other import duties > % of tax revenue 0.02 % Time series [57th of 82]
Highest marginal tax rate, corporate rate > % 33.33 % Time series [17th of 108]
Highest marginal tax rate, individual > on income exceeding, US$ 60,673.42 $ Time series [18th of 93]
Highest marginal tax rate, individual rate > % 48.09 % Time series [10th of 102]
Tax revenue > % of GDP 22.66 % Time series [19th of 98]
Tax revenue > current LCU 387412000000 Time series
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains > % of revenue 24.07 % Time series [24th of 98]
Total tax rate > % of profit 68.2 % Time series [25th of 171]
Total tax wedge > Single worker 48.3% [5th of 29]
Total tax wedge > Single-income family 39.4% [4th of 29]
Total taxation as % of GDP 45.3 % of GDP [5th of 18]
Value Added Tax > Professional services 5.5 [25th of 25]
Value Added Tax > Standard rate 20.6% [10th of 25]

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SOURCES: OECD Revenue Statistics; Michael F. Forster, 'Trends and Driving Factors in Income Distribution and Poverty in the OECD Area', OECD Labour Market and Social Policy Occasional Paper 42; World Development Indicators database; OECD; OECD Revenue Statistics ; Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: France, French Republic, Republique Francaise

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COMMENTARY     

Phil Silverman
16th May 2009
The standard rate of Value Added Tax in France is 19.6%, not 20.6%.

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