Worldwide Taxes

Range of Personal Tax Brackets in the Seven Industrialized Nations (%)

Country	Lowest	Highest
Canada	17	29
France	5	57
Germany	17	55
Italy	10	50
Japan	10	50
United Kingdom	25	40
United States	15	31

Percent of GDP Collected as National Taxes

Country	Percentage
France	44.2
Italy	39.7
Germany	39.2
Canada	37.3
United Kingdom	36.0
Japan	30.9
United States	29.8

Source: "OECD in Figures," 1994 Edition, supplement to The OECD Observer , No. 188, June/July 1994

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