Total expenditure by General Government on Research and Development in 2008 amounted to €10.7 million, a decrease of €0.2 million over the previous year. The activity of the General Government Sector in research

The overall tax-to-GDP ratio in the EU27 was 39.8% in 2007, a slight increase from 39.7% in 2006. The EU27 tax ratio, which stood at 40.6% in 2000, fell to 38.9% by 2004 and then started to rise.

The overall tax ratio in the euro area