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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 …
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few years), potentially causing benefits to be severely reduced in the absence of corrective legislative action. Today … (February 2024), projections are made by the Social Security Administration that indicate that future benefits will need to be … curtailment. While Congress will most probably prevent benefits from being reduced for retirees and those nearing retirement, the …
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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 …
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concentrated and the tax and transfer system has little redistributive impact. The tax-to-GDP ratio remains low. Consumption taxes …, which tend to be regressive, account for the bulk. The progressivity of income taxes had been undermined by generous tax … reliefs, which benefit the well-off most and increase tax avoidance opportunities. The tax system should be reformed to …
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. First, it argues that Chile needs to increase income redistribution through its tax and transfer system towards levels …
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We examine the relationship between changes in a country’s public sector fiscal position and inequality at the top and bottom of the income distribution during the age of austerity (2006–13). We use a parametric Lorenz curve model and Gini-like indices of inequality as our measures to assess...
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. This new study, based on more than 20 million tax records over 10 years, examines the highest income earners in Ireland but … income and pay around 2/3 of all income tax. Unlike other OECD countries, the top 1% has not expanded its gross income share …
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The sharp rise in debt experienced by most OECD countries raises questions about the prudent debt level countries should target. It also raises questions about the fiscal frameworks needed to reach them and to accommodate cyclical fluctuations along the path towards a prudent debt target. The...
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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 …
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