TAX BURDEN ON LABOR IN BRAZIL: LEVEL, DISTRIBUTION AND STRUCTURE

This paper investigates the level, distribution and structure of the tax burden on labor in Brazil, showing how many and what types of workers are affected by different levels of taxation. The results show a significant variation in the level and composition of the tax burden among subgroups of work...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Nogueira, José Ricardo Bezerra, Siqueira, Rozane Bezerra de, Santana, Pollyana Jucá, Levy, Horacio, Souza, Evaldo Santana de
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
Repositorio:Análise Econômica (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:seer.ufrgs.br:article/32869
Acceso en línea:https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/AnaliseEconomica/article/view/32869
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Tributação do trabalho
Alíquotas efetivas
Cunha fiscal
H2
H24
Taxation of labor
Effective rates
Tax wedge
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Sumario:This paper investigates the level, distribution and structure of the tax burden on labor in Brazil, showing how many and what types of workers are affected by different levels of taxation. The results show a significant variation in the level and composition of the tax burden among subgroups of workers. For example, the effective tax rate for a worker earning the legal minimum wage and having three or more children is little more than a third of the tax rate for a worker with earnings above thirty minimum wages. The study also shows that, compared to the European Union and OCDE countries, the Brazilian tax wedge on labor is one of the lowest, particularly for higher wages.