Taxation & burden
Part I — the engine
What it shows
How heavily labour is taxed relative to peers (OECD tax wedge, one strictly defined household type), and how much of the economy flows through taxation and how that mix has shifted over time.
What it cannot prove
Whether taxes are "too high" — that is a political judgement about what they buy. The wedge covers one household archetype; marginal-rate spikes, wealth (Box 3) and corporate burden each behave differently and are not summarized by any single figure here.
Comparepick a window — every card then leads with its change
D1Tax wedge on labour
35.9% of labour cost
2025OECD
D2Peak marginal pressure
94%
2026Ministerie van Financiën
D3Tax revenue
38.5% of GDP
2024OECD
D4Corporate tax rate
25.8%
2026OECD
D7Inflation (CPI)
3.2% y/y
Jul 2026CBS
More indicators for this domain are planned — see the methodology & roadmap. Missing here means not credible yet, not forgotten.