Tax Policy Center

Fiscal Facts

May 1, 2023
Consumption tax revenue (federal, state, and local levels) was 17% of total tax revenues for the US in 2020, compared to 27% for all other OECD countries combined. This is in part because the US does not have a broad-based national sales tax, or a VAT.
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Consumption tax revenue (federal, state, and local levels) was 17% of total tax revenues for the US in 2020, compared to 27% for all other OECD countries combined. This is in part because the US does not have a broad-based national sales tax, or a VAT.
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