The World Health Organization has advocated the earmarking of health-related taxes to mobilize revenues to be spent on public health spending. While there are certain advantages and disadvantages in the use of earmarked taxes to fund healthcare, its ability to mobilize revenues will depend on...

This study focuses on tax evasion within the framework of earmarking taxation, specifically focusing on the evasion of car ownership taxes. We utilize a unique and extensive micro-database that combines information on regular payments of the tax due, late payments following friendly warnings,...

In many OECD countries, the majority of social spending is financed from earmarked revenues, and a large share of revenues earmarked for any type of government spending is used for social purposes. Tying revenue sources to specific expenditure categories has a number of potential advantages and...

The research investigates the relative position of the Greek tonnage tax system internationally. The authors point that despite the regulatory framework remaining unchanged - since Greece was the first traditional maritime country to introduce this regime in the 1970s - total taxes paid by Greek...

In dieser Studie werden die Verteilungseffekte der Steuerpolitik in der 19. Legislaturperiode untersucht. Im ifo Mikrosimulationsmodell ifo-MSM-TTL werden Be- und Entlastungen verschiedener Haushaltstypen und Einkommensgruppen sowie die Veränderung der Ungleichheits- und Armutsmaße durch...

Earmarked taxes (called cesses) imposed by the Indian federal government contribute to approximately one-tenth of the federal tax revenues. An analysis of their budgetary treatment reveals many inconsistencies including whether proceeds are maintained in the consolidated fund or extra-budgetary...