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This paper addresses two fundamental issues in indirect tax design. It first revisits the case for reduced rates on items especially important to the poor, establishing conditions under which even very crudely targeted spending measures better serve their interests. It then explores the welfare...
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Indirect taxes are an important element in stabilization tax packages that aim at raising revenue in the short run. This paper evaluates, by using a general equilibrium model, alternative instruments of indirect taxation in middle-income developing countries. It uses data for Thailand as an...
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structural progressive tax reform to a greater extent than others in the sample, controlling for income, demographic …
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magnitude of shock smoothing increases from an average of 2 percent to 3-3 1\2 percent following the reform. The effects are … symmetric-that is, the increase in shock smoothing following a reform expanding the tax base (rate) is similar to the decline in … shock smoothing after a reform narrowing the tax base (rate). Tax elasticity, collection efficiency, and the progressivity …
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This paper uses a multi-region, forward-looking, DSGE model to estimate the macroeconomic impact of a tax reform that … from the tax reform are positive in the long run as other countries' exports benefit from additional investment in the … country undertaking the reform and other countries' domestic demand benefits from improved terms of trade. The paper also …
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Revenue reforms can contribute to more inclusive, green, and sustainable growth in China. Relative to OECD economies, fiscal policy in China is less redistributive. Options for promoting more inclusive growth include improving the progressivity of labor taxes (individual income tax and social...
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