Taxing Wages 2020

Taxing Wages 2020

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2020-04-30

Total Pages: 630

ISBN-13: 9264451188

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This annual publication provides details of taxes paid on wages in OECD countries. It covers personal income taxes and social security contributions paid by employees, social security contributions and payroll taxes paid by employers, and cash benefits received by workers.


Taxing Wages 2021

Taxing Wages 2021

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2021-04-29

Total Pages: 651

ISBN-13: 9264438181

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This annual publication provides details of taxes paid on wages in OECD countries. It covers personal income taxes and social security contributions paid by employees, social security contributions and payroll taxes paid by employers, and cash benefits received by workers. Taxing Wages 2021 includes a special feature entitled: “Impact of COVID-19 on the Tax Wedge in OECD Countries”.


Taxing Wages 2022 Impact of COVID-19 on the Tax Wedge in OECD Countries

Taxing Wages 2022 Impact of COVID-19 on the Tax Wedge in OECD Countries

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2022-05-24

Total Pages: 674

ISBN-13: 9264418091

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This annual publication provides details of taxes paid on wages in OECD countries. It covers personal income taxes and social security contributions paid by employees, social security contributions and payroll taxes paid by employers, and cash benefits received by workers. Taxing Wages 2022 includes a special feature entitled: "Impact of COVID-19 on the Tax Wedge in OECD countries".


OECD Economic Surveys: Latvia 2024

OECD Economic Surveys: Latvia 2024

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2024-04-25

Total Pages: 141

ISBN-13: 9264547827

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Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine has led to higher energy prices and disruptions in trade and supply chains, weighing on economic growth. Economic convergence had already slowed down before the pandemic, calling for accelerating structural reforms. Rising spending pressures related to defence, internal security, health and old age poverty need to be addressed by raising spending efficiency and tax revenue, while the tax burden should be shifted from labour towards other income, property, and environmental taxes. Continuing to improve the capacity of the public sector, fostering investment and innovation and addressing skilled labour shortages are key for raising potential growth. Low credit supply is a main factor for weak investment and should be tackled by fostering competition and deepening capital markets. High informality, which hinders access to finance and distorts the level playing field, should be addressed by reducing labour taxes for low-wage earners, improving tax enforcement and continuing to fight corruption. Strengthening the power of the Competition Council to enforce competitive neutrality of state-owned enterprises and challenge regulation that restricts competition would help to foster business dynamism and innovation. Addressing skilled labour shortages will require facilitating skilled migration and investing more in human capital. SPECIAL FEATURE: RAISING INVESTMENT TO SUPPORT GROWTH


OECD Tax Policy Reviews: Lithuania 2022

OECD Tax Policy Reviews: Lithuania 2022

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2022-12-15

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 9264321845

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This report provides a comprehensive assessment of Lithuania’s tax and benefit system and recommendations for tax reform. It outlines the country's key economic and tax challenges and assesses the effects of taxation on employment. A special focus is given to the taxation of self-employed individuals.


OECD Economic Surveys: Austria 2021

OECD Economic Surveys: Austria 2021

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2021-12-20

Total Pages: 134

ISBN-13: 9264713433

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Austria is set to overcome the COVID-19 shock and its economic scars with the help of genuine sanitary, health and economic support policies. The country faces the opportunities and the challenges of two major structural transformations: transition to a net zero emission economy, and the generalisation of more advanced forms of digitalisation.


OECD Economic Surveys: Slovenia 2024

OECD Economic Surveys: Slovenia 2024

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2024-07-03

Total Pages: 123

ISBN-13: 926463178X

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The Slovenian economy proved resilient following the energy crisis and devastating floods. Growth is projected to pick up gradually. The labour market remains tight, with widespread labour shortages leading to strong wage growth. Inflation has slowed but remains elevated in services. Fiscal consolidation is needed to rebuild fiscal buffers and address emerging pressures from ageing-related cost, notably on pensions. Productivity growth would benefit from lifting remaining barriers in retail trade and restrictions on professional services. Female labour market participation is high, but the gender wage gap could be reduced further through adjustments in the tax and benefit system. Greater harmonisation of carbon prices, notably the removal of reduced tax rates for fossil fuels, is needed to reach emissions targets. High homeownership rates and a limited rental market, combined with insufficient residential construction, constrain housing options for many, especially the young and vulnerable. Enhancing housing supply can be achieved by streamlining spatial planning and permitting systems, reforming housing taxation, improving rental regulations, expanding access to mortgage finance, and promoting the development of social and affordable housing. SPECIAL FEATURE: ADDRESSING HOUSING MARKET CHALLENGES


OECD Economic Surveys: Germany 2023

OECD Economic Surveys: Germany 2023

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2023-05-08

Total Pages: 158

ISBN-13: 9264452877

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After a decade of strong export-led growth, decreasing unemployment and fiscal surpluses, the COVID-19 pandemic and the energy crisis have revealed structural vulnerabilities and emphasised the need for accelerating the green and digital transitions. At the same time, rapid population ageing increases public spending pressures and exacerbates skilled labour shortages.


OECD Economic Surveys: Austria 2019

OECD Economic Surveys: Austria 2019

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2019-11-13

Total Pages: 138

ISBN-13: 9264683585

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Austrian citizens enjoy high living standards, well-being and social cohesion. Until the ongoing global slowdown, robust employment growth in the private sector kept domestic demand and investment remarkably robust. More people moved into work and inward migration has been strong. At the same time, new challenges related to social cohesion challenges have emerged, as increased skill differences in the population and diverging productivity performance across firms have generated a higher range of outcomes for job quality and market wages than in the past. Myriad entrepreneurial firms across all regions should better adapt to new megatrends of ageing, globalisation and digitalisation.