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Accrual of taxes and compulsory social security contributions grew by 8.6 per cent in 2021

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release | Taxes and tax-like payments 2021

According to Statistics Finland, the accrual of taxes and compulsory social security contributions grew by 8.6 per cent in 2021. Part of the growth is caused by the lower than usual figures in the comparison year 2020 due to the corona pandemic. The total accrual amounted to EUR 108.2 billion. The tax ratio grew by 1.2 percentage points from the previous year and was 43.0 per cent in 2021. The tax ratio describes the ratio of taxes and compulsory social security contributions to gross domestic product.

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  • The accrual of income and capital taxes paid by households grew by 8.0 per cent and was EUR 32.3 billion, the accrual of corporation tax grew by 32.5 per cent and was EUR 6.7 billion. 
  • The accruals of compulsory social security contributions paid by both employees and employers increased.
  • The accrual of taxes paid on goods and services was EUR 34.9 billion and it grew by 4.2 per cent.
  • The most significant decreases in accruals are EUR -96 million in lottery tax, i.e. -58.9 per cent (lowered tax rate), and EUR -198 million in car tax, i.e. -27.8 per cent (e.g. growth in the share of electric cars).
  • Compared with the March preliminary round, the largest updates were made to tobacco tax (EUR -113 million, accrual EUR 1.0 billion), corporation tax (EUR +99 million, accrual EUR 6.7 billion) and the employment pension contributions of the insured (EUR -112 million, accrual EUR 7.8 billion).

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Taxes and tax-like payments [online publication].
Reference period: 2021. ISSN=2341-6998. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 26.12.2024].
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