Saturday, December 03, 2005

International Spending Comparison


Using comparable OECD definitions (General Government expenditure), Britain is currently on the G7 average for public expenditure as a percentage of GDP, at just over 43%. The US is lowest on 35%, and France highest on 53%.

For more countries and years, see IFS International Comparisons.

1 Comments:

Blogger Neil Harding said...

If we are only at the G7 average, how does this tally with your claim that we are a high taxed country?

4:57 AM  

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