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Tax wedge in Croatia, Belgium, Estonia, Germany and Slovakia

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  • Ana Gabrilo

    (Deloitte d.o.o., Zagreb, Croatia)

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The aim of this paper is to analyse the taxation of labour income in Croatia, Belgium,Estonia, Germany and Slovakia. Having presented an outline of tax system rules, the paper shows the decomposition of the net average tax wedge for different family types and different income levels based on the OECD methodology. The results show that all observed countries apply a progressive tax schedule, apart from Germany where taxation for higher gross wages is not progressive due to a cap on the SIC base. When it comes to a taxpayer earning an average gross wage, a Croatian single worker without children has the lowest tax burden, followed by Estonia, Slovakia, Germany and Belgium. However, as regards taxpayers earning 400% of AGW, Estonia has the smallest tax wedge, followed by Slovakia, Germany, Croatia and Belgium. Similar results are obtained by analyzing the tax wedge for couples with two children where one spouse is out of work.

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  • Ana Gabrilo, 2016. "Tax wedge in Croatia, Belgium, Estonia, Germany and Slovakia," Financial Theory and Practice, Institute of Public Finance, vol. 40(2), pages 231-264.
    • Handle: RePEc:ipf:finteo:v:40:y:2016:i:2:p:231-264
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    1. Ivica Urban, 2016. "Tax wedge on labour income in Croatia and the European Union : Preface to the special issue of Financial Theory and Practice," Financial Theory and Practice, Institute of Public Finance, vol. 40(2), pages 157-168.
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    Keywords

    taxation of labour income; progressivity; tax wedge; Belgium; Estonia; Germany; Slovakia; Croatia;
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    JEL classification:

    • H21 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Efficiency; Optimal Taxation
    • H24 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Personal Income and Other Nonbusiness Taxes and Subsidies
    • J38 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Public Policy

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