13/02/2006 (Agence Europe) - In 2004 tax revenues in the EU-25 fell to 40.7% of GDP, compared with 40.8% in 2003. In the euro-zone, the total amount of taxes and social contributions was 41.1% of GDP. Sweden recorded the highest ratio (51.2%), followed by Denmark (49.9%), Belgium (47.4%), France (45.3%), Finland (44.5%) and Austria (44.3%). The lowest rates were in Lithuania (28.7%), Latvia (29.1%), Slovakia (30.6%), Estonia (32.7%) and Cyprus (33.7%). Compared with 2003, the ratio rose in...