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The Relative Impact of Income and Consumption Taxes

International Monetary Fund - 1988

This paper examines the possibility of ascertaining the welfare changes that occur when a consumption tax replaces an equal-yield income tax. It finds that those with saving/income ratios greater than the social saving/income ratio under the income tax will surely benefit and those with ratios...

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Iceland; Advancing Tax Reform and the Taxation of Natural Resources

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011

This study focused on environmental tax measures, and on allocation, pricing, and taxation of Icelandâ€™s major hydropower and geothermal resources. Measures to secure the tax base for the corporate income tax (CIT) are proposed. Taxation of the financial sector can be improved by a number...

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Czech Republic; Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008

This paper reviews the fiscal reform of the Czech Republic, its key reform measures, and structural implications. The study also focuses on key challenges and demographic pressures facing the Czech economy, and describes the analytical framework of Global Fiscal Model (GFM) with technical...

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Small States Resilience to Natural Disasters and Climate Change : Role for the IMF

International Monetary Fund - 2016

Small developing states are disproportionately vulnerable to natural disasters. On average, the annual cost of disasters for small states is nearly 2 percent of GDP-more than four times that for larger countries. This reflects a higher frequency of disasters, adjusted for land area, as well as...

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The Fiscal Implications of Climate Change

International Monetary Fund - 2008

This paper reviews the fiscal implications of climate change, and the potential role of the Fund in addressing them. It stresses that: -- The potential fiscal implications are immediate as well as lasting, and liable to affect-in differing forms and degree-all Fund members. -- Climate change is...

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Sweden : 2006 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Sweden

International Monetary Fund - 2007

This 2006 Article IV Consultation highlights that a broad-based economic upturn is under way in Sweden, spurred by …

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Sweden : Staff Report for the 2000 Article IV Consultation

International Monetary Fund - 2000

In Sweden, the authorities have indicated that their medium-term fiscal strategy is based on restraining expenditures …

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Sweden : Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund - 2002

This Selected Issues paper on Sweden analyzes possible adjustments to the fiscal framework that the authorities may … wish to consider. The paper starts with a brief description of Sweden’s fiscal framework, followed by an assessment of the … framework’s strengths and weaknesses. The scope for stabilization policy in Sweden is analyzed. The paper describes the …

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Sweden : 2002 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Staff Statement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Sweden

International Monetary Fund - 2002

weakness led to slower growth of Sweden in 2001. Private consumption stagnated despite rising disposable income, owing to …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014406369

Sweden : Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund - 1998

This Selected Issues paper on Sweden reviews economic developments in Sweden during 1994–98. In 1994, the general …

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