Investor Presentaiton
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20
100
80
60
50
0
Source: Tax Foundation
Estonia
Latvia
Israel
Turkey
Turkey
Switzerland
New Zealand
Luxembourg
Czech Republic
JARISI
Lithuania
Lithuania
Australia
Australia
Hungary
Slovak Republic
Гнарамс
Canada
memands
Canada
Slovenia
Norway
Germany
Netherlands
Finland
Austria
International tax competitiveness index 2023
• Low government debt and high affordability provide further fiscal
space
United States
Costa Rica
Korea
Japan
Greece
• Low tax rates provide competitiveness and a buffer for fiscal
balancing
• The main principles of Estonian tax policy are (i) a simple tax system
and (ii) a broad tax base. The structure of the tax system is growth-
enhancing and the tax collection system is efficient
• Estonia leads the OECD Country Rankings on the 2022 International
Tax Competitiveness Index
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500
0
-500
-1,000
Government spending aims to fuel future growth, with age-related
spending not a serious burden. Estonia's age-related spending is low
when compared to peers and the EU average
-1,500
-2,000
12
10
Source: The 2021 Ageing Report, European Commission
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6
4
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EE LV DK
LT
EU SE FI
AT
NL BE
REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
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CZ
IE
SI SK
Central Government, EURm (Ihs)
Local Government, EURm (lhs)
Source: Statistics Estonia, Ministry of Finance of Estonia
Social Security Funds, EURm (Ihs)
-GG nominal deficit, % GDP (rhs)
Estimated change in age-related spending 2019-2070 (% of GDP)
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023f
2024f
2025f
2026f
2027f
Fiscal balance evolution by government sector
1%
0%
-1%
-2%
-3%
-4%
-5%
-6%
Fiscal space to cushion long-term challenges
Despite crisis-related fiscal spending, Estonia's public finances remain strong
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