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3. Effective tax rates on taking up work when claiming unemployment benefits and using childcare services

Effective tax rates on taking up work when claiming unemployment benefits and using childcare services

This indicator measures the financial disincentives to participate in the labour market for a jobseeker claiming unemployment benefits. It calculates the proportion of earnings that are lost to either higher taxes, lower benefits and net childcare costs when a parent with young children takes up full-time employment and uses full-time centre-based childcare. This indicators is calculated assuming that the jobseeker claims unemployment insurance and/or unemployment assistance benefits when s/he is out of work. <p />The calculations assume 2 children aged 2 and 3, both attending a childcare centre full-time.