ATHENS: Families in Greece pay 43.3% of their gross income to taxes and social security contributions, much more than the OECD average that stands at 26.9% a study conducted by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD.
Even if a Greek family gets all the state allowances available, social security and taxes are still 3% more than a single individual has to pay. In the rest of the OECD countries, families get more tax benefits than singles, with their tax burden being 9.1% less than that of a single individual.
Following Greece in high taxation for families with two children are Belgium (40.6%) and France (40.5%), while the lowest percentages are in New Zealand (3.8%), Chile (7%), Switzerland (9.8%) and Ireland (9.9%). In 2014, Greek singles paid 40.4% of their income in taxes and social security contributions, while the average in OECD countries is 36%.
