Abbreviations and acronyms

AETR

Average effective tax rate

ARCR

Average returns to costs ratio

AW

Average wage

BEI

Breakeven earnings increment

CTPA

Centre for Tax Policy and Administration

DC

Direct education costs

GDP

Gross domestic product

IMF

International Monetary Fund

METR

Average effective tax rate

MRCR

Marginal returns to costs ratio

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

PIT

Personal income tax

SG

Scholarships and grants

SME

Small and medium enterprise

SSC

Social security contribution

TFE

Tax rate of foregone earnings

TEI

Tax rate on earnings increment

VAT

Value added tax