Italy 7th in OECD for tax burden

(ANSA) - Rome, December 5 - Italy is seventh in the OECD for tax burden at 42% of GDP, the Paris-based group said Thursday.
    In 2018 the tax burden was 42.1%, it said.
    The OECD average was 34.3%.
    France was top at over 46%.
    Mexico was bottom with 16%.
    The data were contained in the OECD's latest Revenue Statistics.
    The government has denied opposition claims that the 2020 budget bill will raise the tax burden.