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![2024 Top Personal Income Tax Rates in Europe](https://taxfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Europe_PIT_Top_Rates_24-300x259.png)
Top Personal Income Tax Rates in Europe, 2024
Denmark (55.9 percent), France (55.4 percent), and Austria (55 percent) have the highest top statutory personal income tax rates among European OECD countries.
3 min read![2024 VAT rates in Europe, including value-added tax or 2024 EU VAT rates data](https://taxfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/VAT_Rates_24_updated_2-300x259.png)
VAT Rates in Europe, 2024
A few European countries have made changes to their VAT rates, including the Czech Republic, Estonia, Switzerland, and Turkey.
3 min read![2024 corporate tax rates in Europe and 2024 corporate income tax rates in Europe](https://taxfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/CIT_Europe_24-300x259.png)
Corporate Income Tax Rates in Europe, 2024
Like most regions around the world, European countries have experienced a decline in corporate income tax rates over the past four decades, but the average corporate income tax rate has leveled off in recent years.
2 min read![Real Property Taxes in Europe as of 2023 Tax Foundation European OECD Data of Real Property Tax Rates in Europe](https://taxfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Property_Taxes_2023-300x259.png)
Real Property Taxes in Europe
High property taxes levied not only on land but also on buildings and structures can discourage investment in infrastructure, which businesses would have to pay additional tax on.
2 min read![Tax Burden on Labor in Europe 2024 taxing wages tax wedge](https://taxfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Tax-Burden-on-Labor-in-Europe-2024-taxing-wages-tax-wedge-300x274.png)
Tax Burden on Labor in Europe, 2024
To make the taxation of labor more efficient, policymakers should understand the inputs into the tax wedge, and taxpayers should understand how their tax burden funds government services.
4 min read![Carbon taxes in Europe 2024 data map](https://taxfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/WzX9W-carbon-taxes-in-europe-252x300.png)
Carbon Taxes in Europe, 2024
23 European countries have implemented carbon taxes, ranging from less than €1 per metric ton of carbon emissions in Ukraine to more than €100 in Sweden, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland.
3 min readAll European Tax Data
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Gas Taxes in Europe
3 min read![European beer taxes, Europe beer tax, beer taxes in Europe](https://taxfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Beer-global-19-fv-01-293x300.png)
Beer Taxes in Europe
1 min read![French wine tax, Taxes on Wine in France, Wine taxes in Europe](https://taxfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/wine-europe-2019-f1-01-298x300.png)
Wine Taxes in Europe
1 min read![Tax Relief for families, family tax relief in Europe, targeted tax breaks](https://taxfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Tax-Relief-Families-2019-Final-01-300x288.png)
Tax Relief for Families in Europe
2 min read![Digital service taxes, digital taxes, Digital tax europe, France digital tax, UK digital tax](https://taxfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/DST-Countries-dv1-01-300x282.png)
Digital Services Taxes in Europe, 2019
4 min read![Effective corporate income tax rates, average corporate income tax rates, effective corporate income tax rates in Europe, declining statutory corporate income tax rates, declining corporate tax rate trends](https://taxfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/CIT-Changes-Final-2-01-300x286.png)
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Thin-Cap Rules in Europe
2 min read![patent box regimes, European intellectual property tax, IP, patent box regimes, IP regimes, licensing](https://taxfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Patent-C-FV-01-292x300.png)
Patent Box Regimes in Europe, 2019
4 min read![CFC Rules in Europe 2019](https://taxfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/CFC-rules-FINAL-01-300x288.png)
CFC Rules in Europe
2 min read![Dividend tax rates Europe investment Europe finance](https://taxfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/FINAL-3-01-300x289.png)
Dividend Tax Rates in Europe, 2019
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Reliance on Property Taxes in Europe
1 min read![Tax Burden on Labor in Europe tax burden on labor, Europe tax wedge Europe](https://taxfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/FINAL-014-300x287.png)
Tax Burden on Labor in Europe, 2019
2 min read![Michigan gas tax increase, entity-level business tax](https://taxfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/FINAL-012-300x288.png)
Reliance on Consumption Taxes in Europe
2 min read![Distilled spirits, liquor, liquor tax, liquor taxes, spirits excise tax, spirits excise taxes on spirits](https://taxfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/FINAL-011-300x284.png)
![wine, wine tax, wine taxes, taxes on wine, 2019 state wine taxes](https://taxfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/FINAL-01-300x278.png)
![Europe corporate income tax revenue, Europe corporate income tax reliance corporate income tax Europe 2019](https://taxfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/CIT-reliance-final-01-300x296.png)
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Tax Treaty Network of European Countries
1 min read![2018 European tax policy changes](https://taxfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/notable-changes-2018-draft-2-01-300x287.png)
Notable Tax Policy Changes in Europe
2 min read![Europe property taxes, property taxes Europe, Europe property tax rates, property tax rates Europe, real property tax Europe](https://taxfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/RealPropertyCapitalStock-final-01-300x287.png)
Real Property Taxes in Europe
2 min read![Tax Burden on Labor in Europe tax burden on labor, Europe tax wedge Europe](https://taxfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/FINAL-014-300x287.png)