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SOURCE
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
DEFINITION
Proportion of taxes paid by the broad income group - middle class 40% (Data is for mid-1990s). Taxes include all direct income taxes, including employee social security contributions. Income groups were built on the basis of final disposable adjusted income.
Taxation Statistics > Contribution by middle 40% (most recent) by country
Showing latest available data.
| Rank |
Countries
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Amount
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# 1
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Denmark: |
37.2% |
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# 2
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Germany: |
36.5% |
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= 3
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Norway: |
36.1% |
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= 3
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Netherlands: |
36.1% |
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# 5
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Sweden: |
35.8% |
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= 6
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Canada: |
33.4% |
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= 6
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Finland: |
33.4% |
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# 8
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Belgium: |
32.6% |
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# 9
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United Kingdom: |
32% |
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# 10
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Australia: |
31.1% |
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# 11
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Italy: |
31% |
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# 12
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Ireland: |
30.3% |
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# 13
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United States: |
28.4% |
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# 14
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France: |
23.5% |
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Weighted average: |
32.7% |
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DEFINITION: Proportion of taxes paid by the broad income group - middle class 40% (Data is for mid-1990s). Taxes include all direct income taxes, including employee social security contributions. Income groups were built on the basis of final disposable adjusted income.
SOURCE: 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
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