Just released today. So, lets see how Ireland groans under a uniquely high burden of wage taxation shall we. Lets look, for illustrative purposes, at a single income average wage earner.
| Country | Income Tax | Employee Social Security | Employer Social Security | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 17.6 | – | – | 17.6 |
| Chile | – | 7.0 | – | 7.0 |
| Denmark | 35.8 | – | 0.8 | 36.7 |
| Israel | 8.9 | 7.5 | 5.1 | 21.6 |
| Australia | 22.7 | – | 5.6 | 28.4 |
| Switzerland | 10.5 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 22.2 |
| Iceland | 26.7 | 0.3 | 7.0 | 34.0 |
| United States | 16.5 | 7.0 | 8.1 | 31.7 |
| Netherlands | 15.2 | 12.1 | 8.9 | 36.2 |
| Korea | 4.9 | 7.6 | 9.4 | 21.9 |
| United Kingdom | 12.8 | 8.4 | 9.7 | 30.8 |
| Ireland | 14.2 | 3.6 | 9.7 | 27.5 |
| Mexico | 8.0 | 1.2 | 10.5 | 19.7 |
| Canada | 14.1 | 6.8 | 10.8 | 31.6 |
| Luxembourg | 16.0 | 11.4 | 10.9 | 38.3 |
| Norway | 17.9 | 7.3 | 11.5 | 36.6 |
| Japan | 6.7 | 12.4 | 13.1 | 32.2 |
| Slovenia | 9.7 | 19.0 | 13.9 | 42.6 |
| OECD (35.9%) | 13.5 | 8.2 | 14.3 | 35.9 |
| Poland | 5.0 | 15.3 | 14.4 | 34.7 |
| Turkey | 10.6 | 12.8 | 14.9 | 38.3 |
| Germany | 16.1 | 17.2 | 16.2 | 49.4 |
| Finland | 18.4 | 6.7 | 18.7 | 43.9 |
| Portugal | 14.0 | 8.9 | 19.2 | 42.1 |
| Greece | 7.1 | 12.4 | 19.7 | 39.3 |
| Hungary | 12.5 | 14.4 | 22.2 | 49.0 |
| Austria | 13.1 | 14.0 | 22.4 | 49.5 |
| Belgium | 21.6 | 10.8 | 22.9 | 55.3 |
| Spain | 11.6 | 4.9 | 23.0 | 39.6 |
| Slovak Republic | 7.4 | 10.2 | 23.8 | 41.3 |
| Sweden | 13.5 | 5.3 | 23.9 | 42.7 |
| Italy | 17.5 | 7.2 | 24.3 | 49.0 |
| Estonia | 12.6 | 1.2 | 25.3 | 39.0 |
| Czech Republic | 9.2 | 8.2 | 25.4 | 42.8 |
| France | 10.7 | 10.3 | 27.5 | 48.5 |
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