This paper analyses income inequality in Ireland using a new panel dataset based on the administrative tax records of … deterioration of the labour market. The data confirms that the tax system is highly progressive at the high end of income … function in the tax and benefit system was enhanced during the last decade, not only because more income support was …

benefits that significantly reduce total tax received by the government. We examine the distribution of the tax burden, and … especially how income deciles benefit from the different fiscal benefits, namely tax exemptions, reductions and tax credits. This … income. Some fiscal benefits, notably the tax credit on maternity, are highly progressive. Other fiscal benefits, mainly …

cost of the tax system that underlies the state - tax payer interaction. In this way we develop a channel through which the … determinants (the transaction cost, the tax rates and the debt level). The analysis is carried out in a framework of a monetary …

particular tax– policy on economic activity and tax revenue. We add an informal sector to the Bank of Greece DSGE model and use … tax rates increased by much more and tax revenue by much less than predicted. The model replicates the official output …

maintains progressive personal income tax rates, gradually withdraws low-income support and provides additional benefits for low …This paper assesses Italy’s 2019 tax and benefit reforms, analyses hypothetical reforms and proposes a reform package … that balances goals of reducing poverty, encouraging employment and fiscal sustainability. Using the OECD’s Tax-Benefit and …

Estonia. It makes use of microsimulation modelling approach and applies the EU tax-benefit model EUROMOD to quantify the first …The paper studies the impact of tax-benefit policies on the distribution of household incomes and work incentives in … social benefits. According to the simulations, 2016-2017 policies increased household incomes relative to inflation and were …