| Series Title | European Voice |
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| Series Details | 04/09/97, Volume 3, Number 31 |
| Publication Date | 04/09/1997 |
| Content Type | News |
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Date: 04/09/1997 on their citizens, according to Eurostat figures released this week. Sweden topped the EU league with 55.2&percent; of national wealth taken in tax and welfare payments in 1996, Denmark followed at 52.0&percent;, with Finland on 48.8&percent;. Belgium came fourth with a tax burden of 47.0&percent; of gross national product. Ireland is the least taxed EU country, with only 34.5&percent; of national wealth entering the state's coffers. |
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| Subject Categories | Politics and International Relations |