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1 Kyle Pomerleau, Sources of Government Revenue in the OECD, 2014 1 (2014)

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FOUNDATION
FISCAL
FACT
Nov. 2014
No. 443

Sources of Government Revenue in
the OECD, 2014
Bv, K\,,le Porerleau
Economist

Key Findings

OECD countries rely heavily on consumption taxes, such as the value
added tax, and social insurance taxes, such as the payroll tax.
The United States relies heavily on the individual income tax, at 37 percent
of total government revenue.
On average, OECD countries collect little from the corporation income tax
(8 percent of total government revenue).