In Germany, tax burden on labour income is as high as in hardly any or industrial country. According to an investigation by Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), this applies above all to childless single parties. Last year, an average of 49.7 percent of ir income was transferred to state as taxes and social security contributions. The employer's share of social security contributions is included in calculation. As a result, share rose by 0.3 percentage points compared to previous year.
Among 35 industrialised countries represented at Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, only Belgium with 53.7 percent is ahead of Germany. The OECD average is 35.9 percent. In Switzerland, childless singles pay only 21.8 percent of income tax and social security contributions.
In Germany, couples with two children paid an average of 34.5 percent of ir labor income to state and statutory social insurance. Here Federal Republic lies in ninth place in industrialized countries – but still well above OECD average of 26.1 percent. France lists list of 39.4 percent. The least number of couples with children in New Zealand (6.4 percent), even before Chile and Switzerland.
For single-childs with two children and two thirds of average wage, deductions from taxes and social security contributions are 31.5 percent in Germany. This is fifth highest value in OECD, where average of 15.3 percent is not even half as high. Due to high proportion of social contributions in Germany, incomes of low-income earners and single-parent households in particular were heavily burdened by international comparisons, OECD said.
In many countries, according to OECD data, financial support for families with children has risen significantly in recent years. This benefited in particular from single-income low-income earners. This group will often receive more payments than taxes or social security contributions. "The tax favor for families with children and especially for single parents is encouraging," said OECD tax expert Pascal Saint-Amans. "A tax policy that receives and promotes work incentives for low-income and middle-incomers is crucial for inclusive growth."
Date Of Update: 27 April 2018, 12:02
