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Despite recording double digit growth since 2000, Armenia's tax-to-GDP ratio has been fairly stable at about 14 …½ percent. This paper catalogues a range of factors that may account for Armenia's stubbornly for tax collection by benchmarking … Armenia's tax-to-GDP against some comparator countries and conducting an extensive econometric study of the main determinants …
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question is addressed through an econometric analysis of the determinants of tax revenue, using time series that are adjusted … for tax policy changes. The results suggest that growth in corporate profits and capital gains each contributed forty …
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This paper revisits earlier studies on the determinants of tax amnesties. The novel findings are (i) amnesties are more … perceive amnesties as another revenue source (rather than a tax increase alternative). Finally, supporting evidence shows that … who lost their reelection bids and the introduction of a tax amnesty during their election years. …
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administration. They are sometimes seen as a possible solution to problems such as low rates of tax compliance, ineffective tax … evaluated the success of the model. It also assesses countries' own perceptions about how this model may have contributed to tax …
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Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. A BENCHMARK: PRINCIPLES OF DECENTRALIZATION REFORM -- III. UGANDA'S DECENTRALIZATION PROCESS: THE INSTITUTIONS -- IV. SPECIFIC OUTCOMES IN SERVICE DELIVERY -- V. FINAL REMARKS -- References.
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Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. BACKGROUND -- III. DECENTRALIZATION AND OVERALL FISCAL CONSTRAINTS -- IV. LEGAL FRAMEWORK -- V. ASSIGNMENTS AND ACCOUNTABILITY -- VI. CONCLUSIONS -- References.
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alternative tax systems and identify potential distortions. Although the model is a highly simplified, it incorporates many …
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Policymakers are struggling to accommodate cryptocurrencies within tax systems not designed to handle them; this paper … concentrated at the top, but many crypto investors have only moderate incomes. The capital gains tax revenue at stake worldwide may …
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Countries have adopted various institutional responses to subnational government borrowing. Using a sample of 44 countries 1982-2000, this paper provides a panel data analysis to determine the most effective borrowing constraints for containing local fiscal deficits. The results suggest that no...
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