1. European Commission / Taxation and Customs Union Taxation trends in the European Union Edition 2009 Marco Fantini Head of Sector “Quantitative Analysis of Taxation” Taxation and Customs Union DG European Commission

2. European Commission / Taxation and Customs Union EU is a high tax area…

3. European Commission / Taxation and Customs Union Development of overall tax ratio % of GDP, weighted

4. European Commission / Taxation and Customs Union Development of overall tax ratio % of GDP, weighted

5. European Commission / Taxation and Customs Union Distribution of Member States by tax ratio

6. European Commission / Taxation and Customs Union Development of tax ratio since 2000

7. European Commission / Taxation and Customs Union Share of revenue accruing to sub-central level

8. European Commission / Taxation and Customs Union Revenue by function

9. European Commission / Taxation and Customs Union Implicit tax rates (ITRs)

10. European Commission / Taxation and Customs Union Top statutory personal income tax rates

11. European Commission / Taxation and Customs Union Development of top statutory personal income tax rates

12. European Commission / Taxation and Customs Union Adjusted top statutory corporate income tax rates

13. European Commission / Taxation and Customs Union Corporate income tax rates

14. European Commission / Taxation and Customs Union Environmental taxes % of GDP; weighted average

15. European Commission / Taxation and Customs Union Transport fuel tax component

16. European Commission / Taxation and Customs Union Additional information The full report and an executive summary are available at the following address: http://ec.europa.eu/taxtrends