European countries by total burden on labor

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A tax wedge  or tax on labor is the difference between before-tax and after-tax wages. The tax wedge measures how much the government receives as a result of taxing the labor force from both the employer and the employee.

This includes: Income tax + social contribution + employer – side payroll taxes =  total tax burden

Country index:
Belgium – 53.96
Germany – 49.43
Hungary – 48.25
France – 48.07
Italy – 47.77
Austria – 47.15
Finland – 43.77
Czech Republic – 42.97
Sweden – 42.82
Slovenia – 42.67
Latvia – 42.61
Slovak Republic – 41.49
Portugal – 41.47
Greece – 40.24
Spain – 39.48
Estonia – 38.93
Luxembourg – 38.44
Turkey – 38.10
Netherlands – 37.45
Denmark – 36.46
Norway – 36.22
Poland – 35.78
Iceland – 34.04
United Kingdom – 30.77
Ireland – 27.09
Switzerland – 21.75