31/05/2021 – OECD Ministers have endorsed a new initiative to promote safe international travel during the COVID-19 pandemic at the OECD’s annual Ministerial meeting in Paris. The Initiative involves a safe travel blueprint and a temporary internati… read more
25/05/2021 – Today Costa Rica has formally become an OECD Member, the 38th country to do so in the Organisation’s 60-year history. Costa Rica has now completed its domestic procedures for ratification of the OECD Convention and deposited its instrum… read more
11/05/2021 – Inheritance taxation can be an important instrument to address inequality, particularly in the current context of persistently high wealth inequality and new pressures on public finances linked to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a n… read more
OECD household income falls in the fourth quarter of 2020, but grows overall during COVID affected year Download the entire news release (including graphs and tables PDF) 6 May 2021 – Real household income per capita, which provides a better pic… read more
29/04/2021 – The COVID-19 crisis has resulted in the largest decrease in taxes on wages since the global financial crisis of 2008-09, according to a new OECD report. Taxing Wages 2021 shows that declining household incomes coupled with tax reforms l… read more