Table : TABLE 18-8 Social Expenditure and Marginal Tax Rates

	Social expenditure in 2012 (percent of GDP)	Marginal tax rate in 2009
United States	19.4%	43.6%
Britain	23.9	40.3
France	32.1	59.8
Source: OECD. Marginal tax rate is defined as a percentage of total labor costs.