Italy is fifth in the OECD for the
weight of taxes on salaries, the Paris-based group said Tuesday.
The so-called tax wedge for a single without kids is 47.8%.
Italy is third for a a single-income family with two kids (38%),
the OECD said in its Taxing Wages report for 2017. The OECD
average for a single without kids is 36%, so Italy with 47.8% is
more than 10 points higher, following Belgium (54%), Germany
(49.4%), and Hungary and France (both 48.1%). As for a
single-income household with two kids Italy at 38.2% follows
only France (40%) and Finland (39.2%) and is 12 points over the
OECD average of 26.6%.
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