This amounted to 19.6% of the GDP in Hungary in 2005 and earlier years, while it was 12.6% in Slovakia, 14% in Poland, and 17.8% in the Czech Republic. All taxing beside personal income tax, such as social security and other fees amounted to total 38.5% of GDP in Hungary, higher than in the Czech Republic (36.3%), Poland (34.2%), or Slovakia (29.3%).
However, the rate of social security out of total taxing was the lowest in Hungary (35.3%), as compared to 36.9% in Slovakia, 40% in Poland, and 41.5% in the Czech Republic. The proportion of personal income tax out of all taxing was 17.1% in Hungary, while 12.8% in the Czech Republic, 11.5% in Poland, and only 9.4% in Slovakia.
Taxes burdening capital on the other hand are the lowest out of all Visegrád countries, representing 4.5% of the GDP, while it is 4.8% of the GDP in Slovakia, 7.1% in the Czech Republic, and 8.4% in Poland. However, even this 4.5% represents increase in Hungary as compared to the mid 90’s (3.5% in 1995, and 3.6% in 1996 and 1997). (Gazdasági Rádió)
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