Excise duties continue to be coveted sources of revenue, particularly in developing countries, because they are easy to collect and cause few economic distortions. In developed economies, on the other hand, excise duties are increasingly considered useful instruments for enhancing social and...

Microsimulation models of the LOTTE system are key tools for tax policy-making in Norway and are extensively used in the budget process. The aim of this paper is to give an overview of the different modules in the LOTTE family - a non-behavioral tax-benefit model for personal income tax...

The Global Tax Program Health Taxes Knowledge Note Series focuses on topics linked to implementation of health taxes, or excise taxes on tobacco, alcoholic drinks and sugar-sweetened beverages. The purpose of this series is to provide policy makers with an overview of relevant issues and...

The Global Tax Program Health Taxes Knowledge Note Series focuses on topics linked to implementation of health taxes, or excise taxes on tobacco, alcoholic drinks, and sugar-sweetened beverages. The purpose of this series is to provide policy makers with an overview of relevant issues and...

This paper investigates the relationship between digital tax adoption and the performance of petroleum excise duty using a sample of 52 petroleum importing companies in Uganda for the period 2022. Ordered probit regressions were used in the analysis to achieve the study's objectives. Consistent...

One way to reduce inequality and poverty is to promote tax justice. In 2021, the government of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, implemented a program (the Devolve-ICMS Program) that refunds consumption tax to low-income citizens (cashback). This study aims to evaluate the impacts of this...