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The Tax Burden of Typical Workers
in the EU 28
2014 Edition
James Rogers & Cécile Philippe
May 2014
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New Direction aims to help shift the EU onto a different course – away from the current
orthodoxy of ‘ever closer union’ and centralised bureaucratic governance onto a path that
promotes the freedom, prosperity and security of our nations: encouraging free markets,
free enterprise, lower taxes and smaller government. The views expressed in New
Direction’s reports are those of the authors and do not necessary reflect the views of all
members of New Direction.
The report is produced with Institut économique Molinari, an economic think tank based in
Paris.
James Rogers created this study as Managing Director of Centre for the New Europe (2004-
2010). He is currently a fellow at Institut économique Molinari and chairman of the Brussels
Network, a cross-party group that meets monthly in the European Parliament.
Cécile Philippe is General Director and founder of the French economic think tank Institut
économique Molinari.
New Direction receives funding from the European Parliament and is also required to raise a
proportion of its funds from additional sources. The views expressed in this publication do not
necessarily reflect those of the European Parliament.
May 2014
Printed in Belgium
ISBN: 978-87555-078-1
Publisher: New Direction Foundation
Rue d'Arlon 40, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
Phone: +32 2 808 7847
Email: contact@newdirectionfoundation.org
www.newdirectionfoundation.org
© 2014 James Rogers and Cécile Philippe
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Table of Contents
Objective of the study................................................................................................................4
Study interest .........................................................................................................................4
Main Results...............................................................................................................................5
Taxes continue to rise in Europe ............................................................................................5
Losers and Winners ................................................................................................................6
Flat tax policies offer mixed results........................................................................................6
Definitions and Methodology ....................................................................................................8
2014 Tax Liberation Day Calendar .............................................................................................9
Data Summary (ALL FIGURES IN EUROS) .........................................................................................10
Research Notes.........................................................................................................................11
Country Notes ..........................................................................................................................13
Appendix 1: Employer Cost of €1 net.......................................................................................14
Appendix 2: Taxation of Workers vis-à-vis Tax Revenue as a Portion of GDP.........................15
Endnotes...................................................................................................................................16
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Objective of the study
The purpose of this study is to compare the tax and social security burdens of salaried
employees in the 28 Member States of the European Union and, in doing so, determine a
“tax liberation day” for individuals who are working in those countries.
In addition, the study tracks year-to-year trends in the taxation of labour.
Study interest
Numerous studies rank political systems by various measures of “economic freedom”. While
valuable to economists, the aggregate data in these studies fail to shed light on the working
individual’s role in financing their state and social security.
In addition, many think tanks determine an annual “tax freedom day” for their countries.
Unfortunately, conflicting approaches to this calculation make cross-border comparisons
difficult.
This study aims to create an “apples to apples” comparison of tax rates, with data that
reflect the reality experienced by real, working people in the European Union. Further, it
serves as a guide to the true cost of hiring employees in each state.
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Main Results
Taxes continue to rise in Europe
Typical workers in the European Union saw their average “real tax rate” rise again this year,
from 45.06% in 2013 to 45.27% in 2014. This continues a trend of rises since this study series
began in 2010. The rise of 1.28% since 2010 is, to a large extent, a consequence of VAT
increases in 19 EU member states.
Employer contributions to social security, which are paid on top of gross salaries, represent
44.1% of all payroll taxes collected in the EU. These taxes, along with VAT, are largely
invisible to employees.
Retired, disabled, disenfranchised or simply too young, more than half (54.6%) of EU citizens
are not in the labour force1. Tax-wise, working people carry most of the weight – a weight
that grows heavier as populations grow ever older. Since 2010, the proportion of Europeans
outside the labour force has grown by 0.3%.
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Losers and Winners
Belgium retains its ranking as the country that taxes labour at the highest rate in the
European Union. An employer in Brussels spends 2.31€ to put 1€ into a typical worker’s
pocket – and that worker’s tax liberation day is August 6.
Belgium has held its position since 2011 when Hungary, previously the most severe tax
collector, implemented a flat tax scheme (see below).
Flat tax policies offer mixed results
Flat tax policies have offered considerable tax relief to workers in some countries – notably
Hungary, where a 16% rate has pushed that country’s tax liberation day forward by 22 days
over three years. However, overall taxes remain higher in "flat tax" countries (46.82%) than
in "progressive" systems (44.56%) – a gap that has widened since 2010.
Many of the purported benefits of flat tax rates have been proven true: Their simplicity
facilitates compliance. Their low, “not-worth-the-crime” rates have prompted many
underground dealers to emerge as “legitimate” businessmen.
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So while providing tax relief to typical workers, they have also been successful in increasing
overall tax revenues. The flat rate is, after all, only a flat income tax rate. Social security
contributions in these countries are far higher than in progressive systems. Moreover, 5 of
the EU’s 6 flat tax countries (all except Bulgaria) have raised VAT rates since 2009, with
Hungary implementing two increases totalling 7%.
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Definitions and Methodology
The following terms are used in this study:
Real Gross Salary represents the total cost of employing an individual, including social
security contributions made on top of an employee’s salary.
Real Net Salary is the “bottom line” figure: How much cash a worker has to spend that will
not be paid to the state (other additional taxes – such as those on petrol, cigarettes, and
alcohol – are not considered in this study).
An individual’s Real Tax Rate is:
Social Security Contributions + Income Tax + VAT
Real Gross Salary
This percentage of 365 determines the Tax Liberation Day, the calendar date on which an
employee (beginning work, in theory, on January 1st
), would earn enough to pay his annual
tax burden.
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2014 Tax Liberation Day Calendar
MARCH 21 Cyprus
APRIL 28 Malta
28 Ireland
MAY 12 United Kingdom
18 Bulgaria
30 Luxembourg
JUNE 06 Portugal
07 Denmark
08 Slovenia
10 Estonia
12 Spain
13 Croatia
14 Poland
18 Lithuania
19 Czech Republic
20 Finland
20 Slovakia
20 Latvia
21 Netherlands
23 Sweden
30 Italy
JULY 01 Romania
11 Germany
14 Greece
16 Hungary
25 Austria
28 France
AUGUST 06 Belgium
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Data Summary (ALL FIGURES IN EUROS)
Country
Real
Gross
Salary
2
Employer
Social
Security
Gross
Salary
3
Income
Tax
Employee
Social
Security
Take-home
Pay (Net
Income)
VAT
Rate
Estimated
VAT
Real
Net
Salary
Real
Tax
Rate
Tax
Liberation
Day 2014
Austria 53,643 12,788 40,855 8,347 7,382 25,126 20% 1,633 23,493 56.20% 25-Jul
Belgium 61,122 15,057 46,065 13,576 5,990 26,499 21% 1,809 24,690 59.60% 6-Aug
Bulgaria
†4
4,454 660 3,794 330 489 2,975 20% 193 2,781 37.56% 18-May
Croatia
5
14,014 1,849 12,165 1,327 2,433 8,405 25% 683 7,722 44.90% 13-Jun
Cyprus
6
26,237 1,898 24,339 588 1,898 21,852 19% 1,349 20,503 21.86% 21-Mar
Czech Republic 14,635 3,713 10,921 1,292 1,201 8,428 21% 575 7,853 46.34% 19-Jun
Denmark 52,905 290 52,616 19,659 145 32,812 25% 2,666 30,146 43.02% 7-Jun
Estonia
†
14,673 3,723 10,950 1,937 219 8,794 20% 572 8,223 43.96% 10-Jun
Finland 50,926 9,448 41,478 8,892 3,157 29,429 24% 2,295 27,133 46.72% 20-Jun
France 55,314 18,641 36,673 2,265 9,069 25,339 20% 1,647 23,692 57.17% 28-Jul
Germany 53,448 8,637 44,811 8,531 9,152 27,128 19% 1,675 25,452 52.38% 11-Jul
Greece 25,602 5,516 20,086 3,858 3,314 12,914 23% 965 11,949 53.33% 14-Jul
Hungary
†
11,854 2,629 9,225 1,523 1,707 5,995 27% 526 5,469 53.86% 16-Jul
Ireland 36,133 3,507 32,626 4,828 1,305 26,493 23% 1,980 24,513 32.16% 28-Apr
Italy 37,540 8,632 28,908 5,769 2,743 20,396 22% 1,458 18,938 49.55% 30-Jun
Latvia
†
10,352 1,976 8,376 1,583 879 5,914 21% 404 5,510 46.77% 20-Jun
Lithuania
†7
9,658 2,324 7,333 1,100 660 5,573 21% 380 5,193 46.23% 18-Jun
Luxembourg 58,952 7,640 51,312 8,393 6,310 36,609 15% 1,785 34,824 40.93% 30-May
Malta 21,273 1,934 19,339 2,062 1,934 15,343 18% 898 14,445 32.09% 28-Apr
Netherlands 55,283 8,865 46,418 7,494 7,466 31,458 21% 2,147 29,311 46.98% 21-Jun
Poland 11,298 1,967 9,331 634 2,004 6,693 23% 500 6,193 45.19% 14-Jun
Portugal 19,453 3,733 15,720 1,984 1,729 12,007 23% 898 11,109 42.89% 6-Jun
Romania
†
7,539 1,670 5,869 784 968 4,116 24% 321 3,795 49.65% 1-Jul
Slovakia 13,278 3,457 9,821 940 1,316 7,565 20% 492 7,073 46.73% 20-Jun
Slovenia 20,001 2,774 17,227 1,229 3,807 12,191 22% 872 11,319 43.41% 8-Jun
Spain 33,200 7,642 25,558 4,180 1,623 19,755 21% 1,348 18,407 44.56% 12-Jun
Sweden 57,360 13,714 43,646 10,876 0 32,769 25% 2,663 30,107 47.51% 23-Jun
United Kingdom 47,851 4,672 43,179 6,364 4,055 32,759 20% 2,129 30,630 35.99% 12-May
Flat tax countries are marked with a dagger (†).
An expanded data table is available at: http://www.institutmolinari.org
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Research Notes
Gross Salary
When available, figures from the OECD’s Taxing Wages and from Eurostat’s Average gross
annual earnings in industry and services served as a starting point for our calculations; other
figures came from government statistics offices.
In euros, gross salaries ranged from 3,794€ (Bulgaria) to 52,615€ (Denmark). The average
gross salary among the 28 states was 25,665€.
Gross salary figures can be misleading, especially in those countries levying high employer
taxes for social security (see below).
Employer Contributions to Social Security
These taxes – which are invisible to most employees, who see only deductions from their
gross salaries on their pay slips – vary to a great degree. For typical workers, these costs
range from less than 1 per cent in Sweden and Denmark to nearly 50 per cent in France.
Individual Contributions to Social Security
Visible on employees’ payslips, the lower and upper reaches of these deductions are also
set, respectively, by Sweden and Denmark (less than 1 per cent) and France (nearly 25%).
Total Contributions to Social Security
Recent payroll tax cuts in Hungary have included social security contributions, leaving France
(75.6%) as the only country taking more than half of a typical worker’s gross salary for social
security contributions.
As a group, flat tax countries collected 39.3% of the average gross salaries as social security
contributions; this is 6% higher than in progressive systems. This gap has narrowed from 9%
in 2011.
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Personal Income Taxes
In Denmark, where combined social security contributions remain the lowest (as a
percentage), personal income taxes are the highest (37.4%).
Notwithstanding the low rates advertised by governments imposing a flat tax, 9 of the 10
countries assessing income taxes at the lowest rates have progressive systems (the
exception being Bulgaria).
Estimated Value-Added Tax (VAT)
19 of the 28 EU Member States have increased VAT rates since 2009, with the largest hikes
implemented in Hungary (from 20 to 27% since 2009), the United Kingdom (from 15 to 20%),
Spain (from 16 to 21%), Romania (from 19 to 24%) and Greece (from 19 to 23%).
Since 2009, the average VAT rate in the EU-28 has risen from 19.5 to 21.5%.
To determine estimated VAT we assume, conservatively, that only 32.5% of a worker’s net
income will be subject to VAT. Estimated Rent is assumed to be 35% of the employee’s net
(take-home) income. After subtracting rent, remaining net income is divided in half to
estimate the sum left over that will be subject to VAT when spent.
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Country Notes
Cyprus
The VAT rate in Cyprus rose from 18% to 19% in 2014. VAT makes up 23.5% of all taxes
measured herein, the highest proportion in the EU-28.
France
France’s VAT rate rose from 19.6% to 20% on January 1, 2014.
Italy
Italy’s VAT rate rose from 21% to 22% in October 2013. This followed a rise from 20% to 21%
at the end of 2011.
Slovenia
Slovenia’s VAT rate rose from 20% to 22% on 01 July 2013.
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Appendix 1: Employer Cost of €1 net
The chart below shows what employers must spend to pay each net euro to an employee.
The figures do not include VAT.
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Appendix 2: Taxation of Workers vis-à-vis Tax Revenue as a
Portion of GDP
The table below compares the “real tax rate” paid by typical workers in each EU member
state to that same country’s ratio of tax revenue to Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
Country
Real
Tax
Rate
total tax
revenue
as a percentage
of GDP
8
Romania 49.65% 28.20%
Greece 53.33% 32.40%
Lithuania 46.23% 26.00%
Latvia 46.77% 27.60%
Croatia 44.90% 26.60%
Slovakia 46.73% 28.50%
Hungary 53.86% 37.00%
Belgium 59.60% 44.10%
Austria 56.20% 42.00%
Germany 52.38% 38.70%
France 57.17% 43.90%
Spain 44.56% 31.40%
Poland 45.19% 32.40%
Czech Republic 46.34% 34.40%
Estonia 43.96% 32.80%
Bulgaria 37.56% 27.20%
Portugal 42.89% 33.20%
Netherlands 46.98% 38.40%
Italy 49.55% 42.50%
Slovenia 43.41% 37.20%
Luxembourg 40.93% 37.20%
Finland 46.72% 43.40%
Ireland 32.16% 28.90%
Sweden 47.51% 44.30%
United Kingdom 35.99% 36.10%
Malta 32.09% 33.70%
Denmark 43.02% 47.70%
Cyprus 21.86% 35.20%
NEW DIRECTION │Page 16 of 17 Data provided by
For questions about this report, please contact:
James Rogers
james@institutmolinari.org
or
Cécile Philippe
cecile@institutmolinari.org
Endnotes
Data provided by
1 CIA World Factbook, estimates of EU population (2013) and labour force (2013).
2 Total cost of employment, social security contributions, personal income tax figures and net income
calculated by Ernst & Young from gross salary figures provided.
3 Unless otherwise noted, Average Gross Salary figures are from OECD’s Taxing Wages (2012),
Eurostat’s Annual gross earnings in industry and services (2011).
4
Average Gross Salary figure for Bulgaria from the national statistics office: http://www.nsi.bg.
5
Average Gross Salary figure for Croatia from the national statistics office: http://www.dzs.hr.
6
Average Gross Salary figure for employees in Cyprus from the national statistics office:
www.mof.gov.cy
7 Average Gross salary for Lithuania from national statistics office: db1.stat.gov.lt
8
Figures for “total tax revenue as a percentage of GDP” are from Eurostat’s Taxation Trends in the
European Union, 2013 edition (figures are from 2011).
NEW DIRECTION │Page 1 of 17 Data provided by
May 2014
Published by:
New Direction – The Foundation for European Reform
Rue d’Arlon 40
1000 Brussels, Belgium
Telephone: +32 2 808 7847
contact@newdirectionfoundation.org
© 2014 James Rogers and Cécile Philippe

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The Tax Burden of Typical Workers in the EU 28 | 2014

  • 1. NEW DIRECTION │Page 1 of 17 Data provided by (Cover page) The Tax Burden of Typical Workers in the EU 28 2014 Edition James Rogers & Cécile Philippe May 2014
  • 2. NEW DIRECTION │Page 2 of 17 Data provided by New Direction aims to help shift the EU onto a different course – away from the current orthodoxy of ‘ever closer union’ and centralised bureaucratic governance onto a path that promotes the freedom, prosperity and security of our nations: encouraging free markets, free enterprise, lower taxes and smaller government. The views expressed in New Direction’s reports are those of the authors and do not necessary reflect the views of all members of New Direction. The report is produced with Institut économique Molinari, an economic think tank based in Paris. James Rogers created this study as Managing Director of Centre for the New Europe (2004- 2010). He is currently a fellow at Institut économique Molinari and chairman of the Brussels Network, a cross-party group that meets monthly in the European Parliament. Cécile Philippe is General Director and founder of the French economic think tank Institut économique Molinari. New Direction receives funding from the European Parliament and is also required to raise a proportion of its funds from additional sources. The views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect those of the European Parliament. May 2014 Printed in Belgium ISBN: 978-87555-078-1 Publisher: New Direction Foundation Rue d'Arlon 40, 1000 Brussels, Belgium Phone: +32 2 808 7847 Email: contact@newdirectionfoundation.org www.newdirectionfoundation.org © 2014 James Rogers and Cécile Philippe
  • 3. NEW DIRECTION │Page 3 of 17 Data provided by Table of Contents Objective of the study................................................................................................................4 Study interest .........................................................................................................................4 Main Results...............................................................................................................................5 Taxes continue to rise in Europe ............................................................................................5 Losers and Winners ................................................................................................................6 Flat tax policies offer mixed results........................................................................................6 Definitions and Methodology ....................................................................................................8 2014 Tax Liberation Day Calendar .............................................................................................9 Data Summary (ALL FIGURES IN EUROS) .........................................................................................10 Research Notes.........................................................................................................................11 Country Notes ..........................................................................................................................13 Appendix 1: Employer Cost of €1 net.......................................................................................14 Appendix 2: Taxation of Workers vis-à-vis Tax Revenue as a Portion of GDP.........................15 Endnotes...................................................................................................................................16
  • 4. NEW DIRECTION │Page 4 of 17 Data provided by Objective of the study The purpose of this study is to compare the tax and social security burdens of salaried employees in the 28 Member States of the European Union and, in doing so, determine a “tax liberation day” for individuals who are working in those countries. In addition, the study tracks year-to-year trends in the taxation of labour. Study interest Numerous studies rank political systems by various measures of “economic freedom”. While valuable to economists, the aggregate data in these studies fail to shed light on the working individual’s role in financing their state and social security. In addition, many think tanks determine an annual “tax freedom day” for their countries. Unfortunately, conflicting approaches to this calculation make cross-border comparisons difficult. This study aims to create an “apples to apples” comparison of tax rates, with data that reflect the reality experienced by real, working people in the European Union. Further, it serves as a guide to the true cost of hiring employees in each state.
  • 5. NEW DIRECTION │Page 5 of 17 Data provided by Main Results Taxes continue to rise in Europe Typical workers in the European Union saw their average “real tax rate” rise again this year, from 45.06% in 2013 to 45.27% in 2014. This continues a trend of rises since this study series began in 2010. The rise of 1.28% since 2010 is, to a large extent, a consequence of VAT increases in 19 EU member states. Employer contributions to social security, which are paid on top of gross salaries, represent 44.1% of all payroll taxes collected in the EU. These taxes, along with VAT, are largely invisible to employees. Retired, disabled, disenfranchised or simply too young, more than half (54.6%) of EU citizens are not in the labour force1. Tax-wise, working people carry most of the weight – a weight that grows heavier as populations grow ever older. Since 2010, the proportion of Europeans outside the labour force has grown by 0.3%.
  • 6. NEW DIRECTION │Page 6 of 17 Data provided by Losers and Winners Belgium retains its ranking as the country that taxes labour at the highest rate in the European Union. An employer in Brussels spends 2.31€ to put 1€ into a typical worker’s pocket – and that worker’s tax liberation day is August 6. Belgium has held its position since 2011 when Hungary, previously the most severe tax collector, implemented a flat tax scheme (see below). Flat tax policies offer mixed results Flat tax policies have offered considerable tax relief to workers in some countries – notably Hungary, where a 16% rate has pushed that country’s tax liberation day forward by 22 days over three years. However, overall taxes remain higher in "flat tax" countries (46.82%) than in "progressive" systems (44.56%) – a gap that has widened since 2010. Many of the purported benefits of flat tax rates have been proven true: Their simplicity facilitates compliance. Their low, “not-worth-the-crime” rates have prompted many underground dealers to emerge as “legitimate” businessmen.
  • 7. NEW DIRECTION │Page 7 of 17 Data provided by So while providing tax relief to typical workers, they have also been successful in increasing overall tax revenues. The flat rate is, after all, only a flat income tax rate. Social security contributions in these countries are far higher than in progressive systems. Moreover, 5 of the EU’s 6 flat tax countries (all except Bulgaria) have raised VAT rates since 2009, with Hungary implementing two increases totalling 7%.
  • 8. NEW DIRECTION │Page 8 of 17 Data provided by Definitions and Methodology The following terms are used in this study: Real Gross Salary represents the total cost of employing an individual, including social security contributions made on top of an employee’s salary. Real Net Salary is the “bottom line” figure: How much cash a worker has to spend that will not be paid to the state (other additional taxes – such as those on petrol, cigarettes, and alcohol – are not considered in this study). An individual’s Real Tax Rate is: Social Security Contributions + Income Tax + VAT Real Gross Salary This percentage of 365 determines the Tax Liberation Day, the calendar date on which an employee (beginning work, in theory, on January 1st ), would earn enough to pay his annual tax burden.
  • 9. NEW DIRECTION │Page 9 of 17 Data provided by 2014 Tax Liberation Day Calendar MARCH 21 Cyprus APRIL 28 Malta 28 Ireland MAY 12 United Kingdom 18 Bulgaria 30 Luxembourg JUNE 06 Portugal 07 Denmark 08 Slovenia 10 Estonia 12 Spain 13 Croatia 14 Poland 18 Lithuania 19 Czech Republic 20 Finland 20 Slovakia 20 Latvia 21 Netherlands 23 Sweden 30 Italy JULY 01 Romania 11 Germany 14 Greece 16 Hungary 25 Austria 28 France AUGUST 06 Belgium
  • 10. NEW DIRECTION │Page 10 of 17 Data provided by Data Summary (ALL FIGURES IN EUROS) Country Real Gross Salary 2 Employer Social Security Gross Salary 3 Income Tax Employee Social Security Take-home Pay (Net Income) VAT Rate Estimated VAT Real Net Salary Real Tax Rate Tax Liberation Day 2014 Austria 53,643 12,788 40,855 8,347 7,382 25,126 20% 1,633 23,493 56.20% 25-Jul Belgium 61,122 15,057 46,065 13,576 5,990 26,499 21% 1,809 24,690 59.60% 6-Aug Bulgaria †4 4,454 660 3,794 330 489 2,975 20% 193 2,781 37.56% 18-May Croatia 5 14,014 1,849 12,165 1,327 2,433 8,405 25% 683 7,722 44.90% 13-Jun Cyprus 6 26,237 1,898 24,339 588 1,898 21,852 19% 1,349 20,503 21.86% 21-Mar Czech Republic 14,635 3,713 10,921 1,292 1,201 8,428 21% 575 7,853 46.34% 19-Jun Denmark 52,905 290 52,616 19,659 145 32,812 25% 2,666 30,146 43.02% 7-Jun Estonia † 14,673 3,723 10,950 1,937 219 8,794 20% 572 8,223 43.96% 10-Jun Finland 50,926 9,448 41,478 8,892 3,157 29,429 24% 2,295 27,133 46.72% 20-Jun France 55,314 18,641 36,673 2,265 9,069 25,339 20% 1,647 23,692 57.17% 28-Jul Germany 53,448 8,637 44,811 8,531 9,152 27,128 19% 1,675 25,452 52.38% 11-Jul Greece 25,602 5,516 20,086 3,858 3,314 12,914 23% 965 11,949 53.33% 14-Jul Hungary † 11,854 2,629 9,225 1,523 1,707 5,995 27% 526 5,469 53.86% 16-Jul Ireland 36,133 3,507 32,626 4,828 1,305 26,493 23% 1,980 24,513 32.16% 28-Apr Italy 37,540 8,632 28,908 5,769 2,743 20,396 22% 1,458 18,938 49.55% 30-Jun Latvia † 10,352 1,976 8,376 1,583 879 5,914 21% 404 5,510 46.77% 20-Jun Lithuania †7 9,658 2,324 7,333 1,100 660 5,573 21% 380 5,193 46.23% 18-Jun Luxembourg 58,952 7,640 51,312 8,393 6,310 36,609 15% 1,785 34,824 40.93% 30-May Malta 21,273 1,934 19,339 2,062 1,934 15,343 18% 898 14,445 32.09% 28-Apr Netherlands 55,283 8,865 46,418 7,494 7,466 31,458 21% 2,147 29,311 46.98% 21-Jun Poland 11,298 1,967 9,331 634 2,004 6,693 23% 500 6,193 45.19% 14-Jun Portugal 19,453 3,733 15,720 1,984 1,729 12,007 23% 898 11,109 42.89% 6-Jun Romania † 7,539 1,670 5,869 784 968 4,116 24% 321 3,795 49.65% 1-Jul Slovakia 13,278 3,457 9,821 940 1,316 7,565 20% 492 7,073 46.73% 20-Jun Slovenia 20,001 2,774 17,227 1,229 3,807 12,191 22% 872 11,319 43.41% 8-Jun Spain 33,200 7,642 25,558 4,180 1,623 19,755 21% 1,348 18,407 44.56% 12-Jun Sweden 57,360 13,714 43,646 10,876 0 32,769 25% 2,663 30,107 47.51% 23-Jun United Kingdom 47,851 4,672 43,179 6,364 4,055 32,759 20% 2,129 30,630 35.99% 12-May Flat tax countries are marked with a dagger (†). An expanded data table is available at: http://www.institutmolinari.org
  • 11. NEW DIRECTION │Page 11 of 17 Data provided by Research Notes Gross Salary When available, figures from the OECD’s Taxing Wages and from Eurostat’s Average gross annual earnings in industry and services served as a starting point for our calculations; other figures came from government statistics offices. In euros, gross salaries ranged from 3,794€ (Bulgaria) to 52,615€ (Denmark). The average gross salary among the 28 states was 25,665€. Gross salary figures can be misleading, especially in those countries levying high employer taxes for social security (see below). Employer Contributions to Social Security These taxes – which are invisible to most employees, who see only deductions from their gross salaries on their pay slips – vary to a great degree. For typical workers, these costs range from less than 1 per cent in Sweden and Denmark to nearly 50 per cent in France. Individual Contributions to Social Security Visible on employees’ payslips, the lower and upper reaches of these deductions are also set, respectively, by Sweden and Denmark (less than 1 per cent) and France (nearly 25%). Total Contributions to Social Security Recent payroll tax cuts in Hungary have included social security contributions, leaving France (75.6%) as the only country taking more than half of a typical worker’s gross salary for social security contributions. As a group, flat tax countries collected 39.3% of the average gross salaries as social security contributions; this is 6% higher than in progressive systems. This gap has narrowed from 9% in 2011.
  • 12. NEW DIRECTION │Page 12 of 17 Data provided by Personal Income Taxes In Denmark, where combined social security contributions remain the lowest (as a percentage), personal income taxes are the highest (37.4%). Notwithstanding the low rates advertised by governments imposing a flat tax, 9 of the 10 countries assessing income taxes at the lowest rates have progressive systems (the exception being Bulgaria). Estimated Value-Added Tax (VAT) 19 of the 28 EU Member States have increased VAT rates since 2009, with the largest hikes implemented in Hungary (from 20 to 27% since 2009), the United Kingdom (from 15 to 20%), Spain (from 16 to 21%), Romania (from 19 to 24%) and Greece (from 19 to 23%). Since 2009, the average VAT rate in the EU-28 has risen from 19.5 to 21.5%. To determine estimated VAT we assume, conservatively, that only 32.5% of a worker’s net income will be subject to VAT. Estimated Rent is assumed to be 35% of the employee’s net (take-home) income. After subtracting rent, remaining net income is divided in half to estimate the sum left over that will be subject to VAT when spent.
  • 13. NEW DIRECTION │Page 13 of 17 Data provided by Country Notes Cyprus The VAT rate in Cyprus rose from 18% to 19% in 2014. VAT makes up 23.5% of all taxes measured herein, the highest proportion in the EU-28. France France’s VAT rate rose from 19.6% to 20% on January 1, 2014. Italy Italy’s VAT rate rose from 21% to 22% in October 2013. This followed a rise from 20% to 21% at the end of 2011. Slovenia Slovenia’s VAT rate rose from 20% to 22% on 01 July 2013.
  • 14. NEW DIRECTION │Page 14 of 17 Data provided by Appendix 1: Employer Cost of €1 net The chart below shows what employers must spend to pay each net euro to an employee. The figures do not include VAT.
  • 15. NEW DIRECTION │Page 15 of 17 Data provided by Appendix 2: Taxation of Workers vis-à-vis Tax Revenue as a Portion of GDP The table below compares the “real tax rate” paid by typical workers in each EU member state to that same country’s ratio of tax revenue to Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Country Real Tax Rate total tax revenue as a percentage of GDP 8 Romania 49.65% 28.20% Greece 53.33% 32.40% Lithuania 46.23% 26.00% Latvia 46.77% 27.60% Croatia 44.90% 26.60% Slovakia 46.73% 28.50% Hungary 53.86% 37.00% Belgium 59.60% 44.10% Austria 56.20% 42.00% Germany 52.38% 38.70% France 57.17% 43.90% Spain 44.56% 31.40% Poland 45.19% 32.40% Czech Republic 46.34% 34.40% Estonia 43.96% 32.80% Bulgaria 37.56% 27.20% Portugal 42.89% 33.20% Netherlands 46.98% 38.40% Italy 49.55% 42.50% Slovenia 43.41% 37.20% Luxembourg 40.93% 37.20% Finland 46.72% 43.40% Ireland 32.16% 28.90% Sweden 47.51% 44.30% United Kingdom 35.99% 36.10% Malta 32.09% 33.70% Denmark 43.02% 47.70% Cyprus 21.86% 35.20%
  • 16. NEW DIRECTION │Page 16 of 17 Data provided by For questions about this report, please contact: James Rogers james@institutmolinari.org or Cécile Philippe cecile@institutmolinari.org Endnotes Data provided by 1 CIA World Factbook, estimates of EU population (2013) and labour force (2013). 2 Total cost of employment, social security contributions, personal income tax figures and net income calculated by Ernst & Young from gross salary figures provided. 3 Unless otherwise noted, Average Gross Salary figures are from OECD’s Taxing Wages (2012), Eurostat’s Annual gross earnings in industry and services (2011). 4 Average Gross Salary figure for Bulgaria from the national statistics office: http://www.nsi.bg. 5 Average Gross Salary figure for Croatia from the national statistics office: http://www.dzs.hr. 6 Average Gross Salary figure for employees in Cyprus from the national statistics office: www.mof.gov.cy 7 Average Gross salary for Lithuania from national statistics office: db1.stat.gov.lt 8 Figures for “total tax revenue as a percentage of GDP” are from Eurostat’s Taxation Trends in the European Union, 2013 edition (figures are from 2011).
  • 17. NEW DIRECTION │Page 1 of 17 Data provided by May 2014 Published by: New Direction – The Foundation for European Reform Rue d’Arlon 40 1000 Brussels, Belgium Telephone: +32 2 808 7847 contact@newdirectionfoundation.org © 2014 James Rogers and Cécile Philippe