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Spain’s tax structure in the context of the European Union

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  • David López-Rodríguez

    (Banco de España)

  • Cristina García Ciria

    (Banco de España)

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This document describes the structure of the Spanish fiscal system in comparison with the economies of the European Union. Spain stands out because of its persistently lower weight of tax revenue over GDP related with the EU28 average. This lower tax revenue over GDP is mainly due to indirect taxes (VAT, special and environmental taxes), having Spain systematically one of the lowest implicit tax rates over consumption in the EU28. Regarding labor taxation, its tax revenue over GDP is also lower to the EU28 average, although the weight of social security contributions over GDP is higher, in particular the contributions charged on employees. The later shows the lower fiscal pressure on labor income in personal taxes in Spain. Spain presents larger tax revenues over capital, in particular regarding wealth taxes.

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  • David López-Rodríguez & Cristina García Ciria, 2020. "Spain’s tax structure in the context of the European Union," Occasional Papers 1810, Banco de España.
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    Keywords

    fiscal system; tax structure; taxation in the EU;
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    JEL classification:

    • H20 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - General
    • E62 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Fiscal Policy; Modern Monetary Theory
    • H23 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Externalities; Redistributive Effects; Environmental Taxes and Subsidies
    • H24 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Personal Income and Other Nonbusiness Taxes and Subsidies
    • H25 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Business Taxes and Subsidies

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