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Public Policy.ie has a note here summarising the latest data from the OECD:
Ireland has the Most Progressive Income Tax System in the EU
Ireland has the most progressive income tax system (including employee social insurance contributions) in the EU. The tax paid by a single person on two-thirds average earnings(average earnings are just under €35,000) is the fifth lowest in the OECD (out of 34 countries) after Mexico, Chile, Korea and Israel. If raised to Danish levels a single person in Ireland would pay almost €4,700 more in tax on an income of about €23,000.
The tax paid by a single person on average earnings is the 27th highest in the OECD.
If we look at the tax payable (excluding PRSI), the tax paid by a single person on one and two-thirds average earnings is the 9th highest in the OECD .
Ireland has the Most Progressive Income Tax System in the EU
Ireland has the most progressive income tax system (including employee social insurance contributions) in the EU. The tax paid by a single person on two-thirds average earnings(average earnings are just under €35,000) is the fifth lowest in the OECD (out of 34 countries) after Mexico, Chile, Korea and Israel. If raised to Danish levels a single person in Ireland would pay almost €4,700 more in tax on an income of about €23,000.
The tax paid by a single person on average earnings is the 27th highest in the OECD.
If we look at the tax payable (excluding PRSI), the tax paid by a single person on one and two-thirds average earnings is the 9th highest in the OECD .