Taxes and tax-like payments

Producer:	Statistics Finland
Data:	Latest release: Tax revenue grew by 8.7 per cent in 2021 15 Mar 2022 The accrual of taxes and compulsory social security contributions grew by 8.7 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 108.3 billion. The tax ratio grew from the previous year by 0.9 percentage points to 42.8 per cent. The tax ratio describes the ratio of taxes and compulsory social security contributions to gross domestic product. These data are based on the preliminary national accounts data for 2021.
Description:	The statistics on taxes and tax-like payments contain data on the taxes and compulsory social security contributions central and local governments and social security funds collect annually. In addition, the statistics include data on the tax-like payments collected in Finland for the European Union. The key parameter figure in the statistics on taxes and tax-like payments is the total tax ratio depicting the annual accrual of all compulsory tax-like payments relative to the gross domestic product of the same time period. Total tax ratio is one of the commonest measures used in international comparisons of public sector sizes. Read full description >>>
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Change:	The tax classification in the statistics on Taxes and tax-like payments will be renewed 15 Mar 2019 The tax classification in the statistics on Taxes and tax-like payments will be renewed by the next release date (20 Sep 2019).

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Taxes and tax-like payments [e-publication].
ISSN=2341-6998. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 27.12.2024].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/vermak/index_en.html