Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 30 September 2010
70 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Finance the percentage of indirect taxation in the State in comparison with both the EU average and other EU member states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34067/10]
View answerThe Eurostat and European Commission publication "Taxation Trends in the European Union, 2010 edition", contains inter alia information on indirect taxes as a percentage of total taxation. Based on that publication the table below sets out the data on indirect taxes as a percentage of total taxation for each Member State and the EU weighted average for 2008, the most recent year for which data is provided.
It has to be recognised that the overall level, composition and structure of taxation vary considerably between Member States. In that regard it should be noted that in 2008 while indirect taxes, by EU definitions, accounted for 42.5% of total taxation in Ireland and 33.9% in the EU (weighted average), when expressed as a proportion of GDP indirect taxes represented 12.4% of GDP in Ireland compared to 13.4% in the EU (weighted average).
|
Member States |
% |
|
Belgium |
29.6 |
|
Bulgaria |
55.7 |
|
Czech Republic |
31.4 |
|
Denmark |
36.0 |
|
Germany |
32.6 |
|
Estonia |
38.7 |
|
Ireland |
42.5 |
|
Greece |
38.0 |
|
Spain |
30.8 |
|
France |
35.1 |
|
Italy |
32.8 |
|
Cyprus |
47.4 |
|
Latvia |
38.3 |
|
Lithuania |
39.5 |
|
Luxembourg |
33.7 |
|
Hungary |
39.6 |
|
Malta |
43.6 |
|
Netherlands |
32.4 |
|
Austria |
33.7 |
|
Poland |
42.0 |
|
Portugal |
40.5 |
|
Romania |
42.7 |
|
Slovenia |
38.4 |
|
Slovakia |
36.9 |
|
Finland |
30.6 |
|
Sweden |
39.1 |
|
United Kingdom |
33.0 |
|
EU Weighted Average |
33.9 |
Source: Eurostat and European Commission (Taxation and Custom Union) Taxation Trends in the European Union — 2010 Edition.
