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 …

Tax reforms are crucial to promoting inclusive growth in India. The replacement of a myriad of consumption taxes by a … Goods and Services Tax (GST) will boost India's competitiveness, investment, job creation and tax compliance. The potential … productivity by reducing distortions in the allocation of resources which emanate from the corporate income tax; iv) boost job …

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 …

The main features of China’s current sub-national finance arrangements date back to the 1994 tax reform. China has a … multi-level government structure that shares national tax revenues through a system of tax sharing and transfers, and …, though they have some non-tax revenue from fees, levies and penalties. They can also spend the profit from the sale of land …

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 …

Tax revenues at 20% of GDP remain low compared to other Latin American countries and the OECD average and tax evasion … than households. Therefore, Colombia needs a comprehensive tax reform that boosts revenues and shifts the tax burden to … support more inclusive and green growth. Tax loopholes and exemptions that reduce the tax base and favour mainly the rich …

poverty. The tax-to-GDP ratio is low relative to other emerging market economies. The difficulty is to raise revenues without … denting growth or worsening inequality. Successive reforms have modernised the tax administration and increased the number of … taxpayers. Nonetheless, raising compliance is an ongoing challenge and investing in the tax administration rightly remains a …

Reforms over the past two decades have produced a well-balanced, modern tax system. However, considerable revenues will … of total tax revenue but are levied on small tax bases, partly reflecting the distribution of income. A revenue source … less detrimental to growth is consumption taxes, which are mostly raised by the relatively broad value-added tax …

distortions. This preferential tax treatment should be reviewed with a view to better targeting the scheme to ensure net benefits …Israel’s tax mix is reasonably growth- and employment-friendly. Nonetheless, tax reform is needed to foster an …, including among those in work, and slow aggregate productivity growth. The earned income tax credit has been an effective tool …

This paper investigates the factors that shape governments’ capacity to collect revenue. To do so, it analyses how tax … revenue responds to tax rates using evidence from a panel of 34 OECD countries over 1978-2014. The estimations show that the … response of revenue to rates weakens as rates become higher, confirming the existence of a hump-shaped relationship between tax …