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STATS
Source: OECD
| Country | Corporate Income Tax rate (2019) | Dividend Tax rate (2019) | Integrated Corporate Tax rate (2019) |
| France | 32.0% | 34.0% | 55.1% |
| Portugal | 31.5% | 28.0% | 50.7% |
| Australia | 30.0% | 24.3% | 47.0% |
| Mexico | 30.0% | 17.1% | 42.0% |
| Germany | 29.9% | 26.4% | 48.4% |
| Japan | 29.7% | 20.3% | 44.0% |
| Belgium | 29.6% | 30.0% | 50.7% |
| Greece | 28.0% | 15.0% | 38.8% |
| New Zealand | 28.0% | 6.9% | 33.0% |
| South Korea | 27.5% | 40.3% | 56.7% |
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