Taxing wages 2009-2010 : special feature : wage income tax reforms and changes in tax burdens 2010.

Taxing Wages provides unique information on income tax paid by workers and on social security contributions levied upon employees and their employers in OECD countries. In addition, this annual publication specificies family benefits paid as cash transfers. Amounts of taxes and benefits are detailed programme by programme, for eight household types which differ by income level and household composition. Results reported include the marginal and effective tax burden for one- and two-earner families and total labour costs of employers. These data on tax burdens and cash benefits are widely used pt. 1. International comparisons -- pt. 2. Tax burden trends 2000-2010 -- pt. 3. Country details, 2010 -- pt. 4. Methodology and limitations.