This paper presents annual Swedish time series data on the top marginal tax wedge and marginal tax wedges on labour income for a low-, average- and high-income earner for the period 1862 -2010. These data are unique in their consistency, thoroughness and timespan covered. We identify four...

This paper presents annual Swedish time series data regarding consumption taxes, i.e., the indirect taxation of goods and services, for the 1862-2013 period. As a share of total state tax revenue, consumption tax revenue was high at the beginning of the period, although as a share of GDP, it was...