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A proposal for a simple average-based progressive taxation system
Dirk-Hinnerk Fischer* 
Simona Ferraro*
Simona Ferraro
Affiliation: Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, Estonia
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Preliminary communication | Year: 2019 | Pages: 141 - 165 | Volume: 43 | Issue: 2 Received: January 9, 2019 | Accepted: April 1, 2019 | Published online: June 10, 2019
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21.43/1
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30/1.4
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45/2.0998
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Yo
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76,809
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76,809
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76,809
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Y1
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165,850
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165,850
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165,850
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T(Yo)
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39,510
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38,460
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37,683
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T(Y1)
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90,002
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86,395
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83,602
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ATR (Yo)
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0.51
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0.50
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0.49
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ATR(Y1)
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0.54
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0.52
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0.50
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ARP
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0.02
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0.02
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0.01
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Source: LIS 2007 Data for Germany Notes: authors’ own calculation
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2007
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Germany
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Tax
rate
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Quantile
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Income
in thousand €
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x
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Formula
I
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Formula
II
|
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1
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4.5
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0.10
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3.09
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|
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5
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8.4
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0.19
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5.71
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|
|
10
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10.9
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0.25
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7.39
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|
|
25
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18.0
|
0.41
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12.25
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|
|
50
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31.5
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0.71
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21.43
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|
|
75
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51.9
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1.18
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35.30
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Cut
for (4)
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73.5
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1.67
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50.00
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|
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90
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76.8
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1.74
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52.27
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50.10
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95
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99.0
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2.25
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67.37
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50.58
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99
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165.9
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3.76
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112.87
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52.10
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Source: Luxembourg Income Survey (LIS) 2007 Notes: authors’ calculation based on LIS
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2010
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Germany
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Tax
rate
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Quantile
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Income
in thousand €
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x
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Formula
I
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Formula
II
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1
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4.3
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0.1
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2.9
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5
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8.8
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0.2
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5.89
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10
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11.3
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0.25
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7.6
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25
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18.0
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0.40
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12.17
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50
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31.9
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0.71
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21.43
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75
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54.1
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1.21
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36.42
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Cut
for (4)
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74.3
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1.67
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50
|
|
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90
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81.3
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1.82
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54.72
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50.16
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95
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101.4
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2.27
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68.24
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50.61
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99
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161.5
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3.62
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108.64
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51.95
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Source: Luxembourg Income Survey (LIS) 2007 Notes: authors’ calculation based on LIS
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2007
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Estonia
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Tax
rate
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Quantile
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Income
in thousand €
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x
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Formula
I
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Formula
II
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1
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0.7
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0.05
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1.60
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5
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2.4
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0.18
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5.51
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10
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2.7
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0.22
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6.45
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25
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4.6
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0.35
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10.71
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50
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9.2
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0.71
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21.43
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75
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16.3
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1.26
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37.87
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Cut
for (4)
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21.5
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1.67
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50.00
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90
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24.5
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1.90
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56.86
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50.22
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95
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30.8
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2.38
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71.53
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50.72
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99
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46.6
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3.60
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108.03
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51.93
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Source: Luxembourg Income Survey (LIS) 2007 Notes: authors’ calculation based on LIS
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2010
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Estonia
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Tax
rate
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Quantile
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Income
in thousand €
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x
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Formula
I
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Formula
II
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1
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0.7
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0.06
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1.79
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5
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2.4
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0.19
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5.68
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10
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3.4
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0.27
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8.02
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25
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4.6
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0.37
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11.09
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50
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8.9
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0.71
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21.43
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75
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16.9
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1.34
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40.32
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Cut
for (4)
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20.9
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1.67
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50.00
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90
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25.3
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2.02
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60.51
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50.35
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95
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33.3
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2.65
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79.50
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50.98
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99
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49.99
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3.98
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119.52
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52.31
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Source: Luxembourg Income Survey (LIS) 2007 Notes: authors’ calculation based on LIS
Source: DeStatis dataset (2015).
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Income
group in thousand €
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Average
income per group
in thousand €
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Nr.
of taxpayers
in thousand
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SPT
(1)
result
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Tax
rate SPT
in %
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Total
group tax volume real
in million €
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Total
group tax volume under SPT
in million €
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0-2.5
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0.8
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25.8
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0.01
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0.21
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60.4
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0.045
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2.5-5.0
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3.8
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47.2
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0.06
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0.93
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35.4
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1.6
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5.0-7.5
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6.3
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71.8
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0.10
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1.55
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44.2
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7.0
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7.5-10
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8.8
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160.1
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0.15
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2.18
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78.2
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30.7
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10.-12.5
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11.3
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665.1
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0.19
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2.78
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204.4
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208.6
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12.5-15
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13.7
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863.7
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0.23
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3.39
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495.2
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402.6
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15-20
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17.5
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1,789.2
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0.29
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4.32
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2,220.2
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1,352
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20-25
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22.5
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2,134.1
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0.37
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5.56
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4,013.5
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2,667.3
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25-30
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27.5
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2,333.1
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0.45
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6.79
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6,093
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4,355.6
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30-37.5
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33.6
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3,148.9
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0.55
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8.30
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11,898.9
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8,783.9
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37.5-50
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43.3
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3,737
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0.71
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10.69
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21,890.6
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17,291.6
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50-75
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60.6
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3,818
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0.99
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14.97
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38,271.8
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34,625
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75-100
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85.7
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1,531
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1.41
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21.17
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26,260.2
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27,776.1
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100-125
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110.9
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657
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1.83
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27.39
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16,703.8
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19,952.9
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125-175
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145.1
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486.2
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2.39
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35.86
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18,583.7
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25,306
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175-250
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205.5
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230.3
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3.38
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50.05
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14,160.7
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23,677.8
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250-375
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299.3
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114.4
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4.93
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51.60
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11,147.5
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17,668.1
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375-500
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428.8
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38.7
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7.06
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53.73
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5,685.9
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8,923.9
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500-1,000
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668.2
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37.7
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11.01
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55.00
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8,977.1
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13,870
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1,000-2,500
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1,463.4
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12.2
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24.11
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55.00
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6,339.8
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9,829.8
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2,500-5,000
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3,408.8
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2.6
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56.16
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55.00
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2,924.7
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4,788.4
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5,000-
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12,887.6
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1.4
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212.31
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55.00
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5,459.8
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9,888
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201,549.1
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231,407
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Sources: Based on DeStatis dataset (2015) Notes: authors’ own calculation, under the exclusion of donations; tax rate multiplier of 15 and a societal tax multiplier of 3.33 ̅ - in order to reflect a reasonably similar total tax volume.
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Income group
in thousand €
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Average income per group
in thousand €*
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Nr. of taxpayers
in thousand
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SPT Formula result**
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Tax rate SPT**
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Total group tax volume
real
in million € **
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Total group tax volume
under SPT
in million €**
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0-1.7
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0.6
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68.8
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0.04
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0.53
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0
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0.2
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1.7-3.2
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2.5
|
47.0
|
0.14
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2.11
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473.0
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245.7
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3,2.-6.4
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4.7
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128.0
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0.26
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3.96
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1,289.2
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2,364.3
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6.4-12.8
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9.3
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176,925
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0.53
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7.90
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1,782.2
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12,967.2
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12.8-19.2
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15.5
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79,832
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0.88
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13.17
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804.3
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16,269.1
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19.2-25.6
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21.9
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31,954
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1.24
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18.64
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322.2
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13,055.3
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25.6-32
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28.4
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14,092
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1.61
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24.13
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141.7
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9,647.8
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32-63.9
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41.7
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15,556
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2.36
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35.44
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156.5
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22,960.5
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63.9-127.8
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82.4
|
2,359
|
4.67
|
53.00
|
23.9
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10,298.2
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127.8-191.7
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151.7
|
282
|
8.61
|
55.00
|
2.8
|
2,353.,6
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191.7- 255.7
|
222.3
|
61
|
12.61
|
55.00
|
0.569
|
745.9
|
|
255.7-320
|
286.5
|
30
|
16.25
|
55.00
|
0.569
|
472.7
|
|
320-383.5
|
350.5
|
22
|
19.88
|
55.00
|
1.6
|
424.1
|
|
383.5-639.1
|
480.8
|
31
|
27.27
|
55.00
|
0.569
|
819.7
|
|
639.1-3,195.6
|
952.6
|
21
|
54.03
|
55.00
|
4.200
|
1.100
|
|
Above 3,195.6
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4,534.4
|
2
|
257.19
|
55.00
|
1.9
|
498.8
|
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Total
|
|
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569.2
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48.8
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Sources: Based on (Estonian Tax and Customs Board, 2013) * Estimation based on standard distribution ** Estimation – if applicable: based on the same parameters as Table 6
Source: Luxembourg Income Survey (LIS) for years 2007 and 2010
Source: Luxembourg Income Survey (LIS) for years 2007 and 2010
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