OECD: Ireland among lowest taxed in world

Ireland is among one of the least taxed countries in the developed world, according to authoritative world rankings from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

The country ranked among the lowest last year, as measured for the so-called tax wedge: The proportion the government takes as a percentage of total labour costs.

Ireland ranks low in the world tax league for both an individual earner with no children, and a married one-earner couple with two children.