France or Poland: which taxes less?

Both tax systems side by side, headline rates and the gap between them.

Lighter: Poland, ahead by 1.1 FiScore point.

Tax France Poland Gap
Corporate income tax headline rate 25% 19% +6.0 points
Personal income tax top bracket 0% to 45% 12% to 32% +13.0 points
VAT standard rate 20% 23% −3.0 points

Detailed schedules

Corporate income tax

France

General regime 25%
SMEs: first 42,500 euros profit Revenue < 10 M€, capital 75% held by individuals 15%

Poland

General regime 19%
Small taxpayers and new companies revenue under 2 M€ 9%
See the France page See the Poland page