Austria: Income Taxes on the Rise

BusinessEconomy ♦ Published: November 8, 2012; 16:35 ♦ (Vindobona)

Total wage tax revenue for 2011 rose by 6.0%, gross earnings by 3.6%. About 72% of the income taxes were paid by male workers.

Austria: Income Taxes on the Rise / Picture: © Vindobona.org

As reported by Statistics Austria, in the year 2011 a total of 6 461 772 taxpayers were registered, of whom 4 159 328 were employees and 2 302 444 were pensioners. Compared with 2010, the number of taxpayers increased by 2.0%. Gross earnings rose by 3.6% to a volume of €160 777.6 million and total wage tax revenue increased by 6.0% to a volume of…