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How many days do people have to work every year to pay their taxes?

Taxes across the world
USA: 105 days
Australia: 107 days
Romania: 114 days
Bulgaria: 121 days
Switzerland: 127 days (2018)
New Zealand: 129 days
Lithuania: 129 days
Latvia: 144 days
Estonia: 145 days
United Kingdom: 148 days
Malta: 150 days
Poland: 151 days
Spain: 152 days
Ireland: 154 days
Norway: 164 days
Canada: 164 days
Portugal: 166 days
The Netherlands: 168 days
Germany: 173 days / 198 days
Czech Republic: 174 days
Hungary: 182 days
Greece: 183 days
Italy: 185 days
Austria: 188 days
Finland: 190 days
Sweden: 192 days
Denmark: 201 days
Belgium: 206 days
France: 209 days
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Taxes across the world

A country's Tax Freedom Day is the point in the year when a nation has theoretically earned enough money to have paid off its taxes, meaning that all of the money earned after that date is yours to do with as you please. But which countries shake off the taxman the quickest? We compare how long it takes 29 countries to pay off their taxes based on figures from professional services network Deloitte, unless otherwise stated.

All calcuations are based on the average taxpayer for each country, meaning that the exact Tax Freedom Day for each person will vary.

 

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Hannah Ward-Glenton

19 December 2019

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