IE · 2013 · tesem220
Tax rate on low wage earners - Unemployment trap
Ireland, 2013
Tax rate on low wage earners - Unemployment trap
134.6
Ireland, 2013
▲ 3.7% vs 2012 (129.8)
Analysis
In 2013, Ireland's tax rate on low wage earners increased by 3.7% compared to 2012, reaching 134.6.
Ireland accounts for 89.5% of the EU-27 total of 150.4.
Ireland ranks 20th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 0.1% (from 134.8 in 2008).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem220, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2013
#20 of 26
% of EU-27 total · 2013
89.5%
EU-27: 150.4
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · tesem220