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Table 1 Payroll tax components

From: The effect of payroll taxes on employment and wages under high labor informality

Contribution for

% of wage rate

Pensions

16

Health care

12.5

Professional risks

2

Parafiscales

 

 Training (SENA)

2

 In-kind transfers (ICBF)

3

 Compensation funds

4

Paid vacations

4.2

Severance pay

8.3

Mandatory bonuses

8.3

Total

60.3

  1. Source: Vargas (2006) and Hernández (2012).