The collection of taxes paid by companies is important for the economy of any country. In Europaon average, companies contribute to a 38 percent to the income of the State. In Spacethis figure is eleven points above, the 49 percent. Our country is, in fact, the room that most depends on the tax burden on private companies to gain their coffers.
Space is only behind Smell (55 percent), Poland (53) y Slovakia (50). This is confirmed by a study of the Institute for Economic Studies y Tax Foundationwhich underlines the great weight of companies in the economies of the countries of the old continent. “The regulatory complexity of the tax system It represents a significant additional cost for companies, beyond direct tax burden, “says the study 'Business Fiscal Competitiveness 2025: The new indicator of the Total Business Fiscal Contribution'.
Total business tax contribution in OECD countries.
Italia (43), France (43) o Germany (41) They are countries with an average greater than the European, but the weight of companies does not reach the level of Space. At the opposite end of the classification we find AA Lithuania (25), Iceland (17) y Denmark (15). The aforementioned report recalls that “85 percent of total tax revenues” arrive at the taxes that companies “pay or collect.” In Spacethe figure is something higher: “It rises to 89 percent, being in the group of countries where the productive fabric assumes a greater weight within the tax system.”
Tax load, a ballast
The study explains that productivity in Space It has deteriorated and points out that business activity is clear to mark a new course. In spite of everything, he warns: “The high tax burden currently supporting Spanish companies represents a significant obstaclesince it places them at a disadvantage in front of their European counterparts and hinders the attraction of new investments. “
