Taxing Wages 2025, the OECD’s annual flagship publication on the various labour taxes levied by OECD countries, will be released on Wednesday 30 April at 11:00 CEST (09:00 GMT).
Taxing Wages 2025 provides unique cross-country comparative data for the period 2000-24 on income tax paid by employees, cash benefits received by in-work families and the associated social security and payroll tax contributions made by employees and employers across the OECD, all of which are key factors when individuals consider their employment options and businesses make hiring decisions.
The report illustrates how these taxes are calculated and examines the impact on household incomes. It enables cross-country comparisons of labour costs and the overall tax and benefit position for eight different household types, varying by income level and household composition (single persons, single parents, one or two-earner households, with or without children).
This year’s report includes a Special Feature that analyses the impact of tax credits and allowances on personal income tax rates and the progressivity of tax systems in OECD countries.
Journalists will be allowed advance access to the electronic version of Taxing Wages 2025, by email and under embargo, the day before the release.
The report will be sent by email on request only. In asking to receive the report under embargo, journalists undertake to respect the OECD’s embargo procedures. Requests to receive the report should be sent to embargo@oecd.org.
For further information on Taxing Wages 2025, contact Elisabeth Schoeffmann or the OECD Media Office (+33 1 45 24 97 00). To get advance notification of other OECD reports and events, journalists can complete this short form.
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