Where are these figures coming from?
OECD.
Tax burdens falling in OECD economies as crisis takes its toll
The OECD's annual Revenue Statistics publication provides a long series of historic data for the 30 member countries of the OECD. It provides data not just on aggregate tax burdens but on breakdowns between different taxes. By bringing all these cross-country data together, it provides analysts and commentators with a platform for understanding and interpreting more recent developments in tax receipts.
Revenue Statistics 1965-2008, 2009 Edition
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So it's 120...
We aren't? Says who? Peak oil is not an energy crisis. It is a liquid fuel crisis.
The new accreditation will not be thrown around freely, but I would have thought it fairly easy to demonstrate that ET would be a worthy candidate with a visible track record. You can't be me, I'm taken
But I'll give the OECD accreditation procedure a try. It can do no worse than fail.
Kudos to the OECD for openness.