"Impusemeter 2025": 54.7% of what the Spanish earns is taken by the Fisco but the State is not enough

The Spanish face unprecedented fiscal pressure, according to the ‘Impusemeter 2025’, presented this month by the Instituto Juan de Mariana (IJM). The study estimates that an average worker spends 47.8% of his total labor cost –18,865 euros per year – on social contributions, IRPF and VAT. If municipal taxes are added (705 euros per taxpayer), the incidence of Corporate Tax (928 euros) and the impact of the public deficit (929 euros), the real bu…