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  2. List of sovereign states by tax revenue to GDP ratio

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    Certain compulsory transfers such as fines, penalties, and most social security contributions are excluded. Refunds and corrections of erroneously collected tax revenue are treated as negative revenue. UN-WIDER: Total taxes consists of taxes, social contributions, grants receivable, and other revenue. Data are in current national currency.

  3. Free and open-source software - Wikipedia

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    "Free and open-source software" (FOSS) is an umbrella term for software that is considered free software and/or open-source software. [1] The precise definition of the terms "free software" and "open-source software" applies them to any software distributed under terms that allow users to use, modify, and redistribute said software in any manner they see fit, without requiring that they pay ...

  4. International taxation - Wikipedia

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    As of 2024, the OECD's two-pillar solution was accepted by 140 jurisdictions, but only 33 would be implementing it immediately. [221] One of the biggest abstentions from implementation is the United States, which is opposed to some aspects of the global minimum tax and favors its proposal of the Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (GILTI) tax.

  5. Income tax - Wikipedia

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    In fiscal year 1918, annual internal revenue collections for the first time passed the billion-dollar mark, rising to $5.4 billion by 1920. [19] The amount of income collected via income tax has varied dramatically, from 1% for the lowest bracket in the early days of US income tax to taxation rates of over 90% for the highest bracket during ...

  6. Taxation in France - Wikipedia

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    The public deficit amounted to 5,5% of the GDP (€50.6 billion) in 2023 compared to 2,8% on average in the euro zone, excluding France. According to the 2024 PSTAB, France's public deficit should fall back below 3% in 2027. At the end of the third quarter of 2023, public debt in the Maastricht sense stood at €3,088.2on, an increase of €41 ...

  7. Tax - Wikipedia

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    The publicani paid the tax revenue in coins, but collected the taxes using other exchange media, thus relieving the government of the work to carry out the currency conversion themselves. The revenue payment essentially worked as a loan to the government, which paid interest on it.

  8. Income tax in China - Wikipedia

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    In some countries, individual income tax is the main tax, accounting for a large proportion of fiscal revenue, and has a great impact on the economy. A draft amendment to the individual income tax law is submitted to the third session of the 13th National People's Congress standing committee for deliberation on June 19, 2018. It is the seventh ...

  9. Fiscal policy - Wikipedia

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    It involves government spending exceeding tax revenue by more than it has tended to, and is usually undertaken during recessions. Examples of expansionary fiscal policy measures include increased government spending on public works (e.g., building schools) and providing the residents of the economy with tax cuts to increase their purchasing ...