asked the Minister for Social Welfare the rate of employer's PRSI or social security contribution as a percentage of the gross wage in all OECD countries for 1987.
Written Answers. - PRSI Contributions.
72.
The information requested by the Deputy is not readily available.
The following table, giving the current standard rates of employer's social insurance contributions in the EC countries at 1 January 1988 and OECD-Europe countries at 1 July 1986 may meet the Deputy's requirements.
Standard rates of employer's social insurance contributions in EC and OECD-Europe countries
|
Belgium |
20.89% |
|
Denmark |
see below |
|
France* |
34.07% |
|
West Germany* |
17.75% |
|
Greece* |
17.00% |
|
Ireland* |
12.40% |
|
Italy |
43.25% |
|
Luxembourg* |
13.95% |
|
Netherlands* |
15.48% |
|
Portugal |
24.50% |
|
Spain* |
24.00% |
|
United Kingdom |
10.45% |
|
Austria |
26.60% |
|
Norway |
16.80% |
|
Sweden |
21.50% |
|
Switzerland* |
10.00% |
|
Turkey* |
19.50% |
Denmark: 208 Kr per year for invalidity; 2.5 per cent of firm's VAT payments per annum for unemployment; 16.2 Kr per week for employment-related pension; occupational injuries contributions vary depending on the level of risk.
*Earnings ceilings for deduction of contributions applies.
Sources: For EC countries: Tables of Social Benefit Systems in the European Communities, DHSS (London), 1988.
Comparative Tables of the Social Security Schemes in Council of Europe member states not belonging to the European Communities, Council of Europe (Strasbourg), 1987.