The European Union is, taken as a whole, a high tax area. In 2007, the overall tax ratio, i.e. the sum of taxes and social security contributions in the 27 Member States (EU-27) amounted to 39.8 % of GDP (in the weighted average); this value is about 12 percentage points above those recorded in the United States and Japan. The EU tax-to-GDP ratio is high not only compared with these two countri…
'Taxation trends in the European Union' is the result of cooperation between two Directorates-General of the European Commission: the Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union (DG TAXUD) and Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities. The national accounts data collected from the national statistical offices by Eurostat were processed and analysed by DG TAXUD staff. …
'Taxation trends in the European Union' is the result of cooperation between two Directorates-General of the European Commission: the Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union (DG TAXUD) and Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities. The national accounts data collected from the national statistical offices by Eurostat were processed and analysed by DG TAXUD staff. …