Pat Rabbitte
Ceist:165 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Social Welfare the standard rate of employers social insurance contributions in each OECD country.
Written Answers. - Social Insurance Contributions.
The information requested by the Deputy, in so far as it is available, is contained in the following table which relates to 1990. The table expresses employer's social insurance contributions as a proportion of the pre-tax income of the average production worker.
|
% |
|
|
Austria |
22.7 |
|
Belgium |
41.7 |
|
Canada |
5.1 |
|
Norway |
15.4 |
|
Finland |
5.3 |
|
France |
38.0 |
|
Germany |
17.8 |
|
Iceland |
2.7 |
|
Ireland¹ |
12.2 |
|
Italy |
50.1 |
|
Japan |
7.6 |
|
Luxembourg |
14.8 |
|
Netherlands |
11.5 |
|
Portugal |
24.5 |
|
Spain |
30.3 |
|
Sweden |
33.2 |
|
Switzerland |
10.3 |
|
United Kingdom¹ |
10.4 |
|
United States |
7.7 |
Source: OECD Employment Outlook July 1992
¹ On income up to £20,000 per annum.
² On total income without limit.