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constitute 36.5-42% of gross wages.3 Income tax ranges from 15-35%
of the gross wage.4 Comparisons of the tax wedge on labor … children where Turkey has the highest tax
wedge of all of the OECD countries (World Bank, 2006). Other important features of …-40%. In 2005, the top rate was cut to 35%
and the number of brackets was reduced from six to ve.
5The \tax wedge" is de ned …