This paper presents a simplified methodology for estimating quarterly figures for both the Brazilian government transfers and net aggregate tax burden in the 1995-2007 years. It also describes the main stylized facts observed in the data in this period, calling attention to the fact that...

Esse artigo apresenta uma metodologia simplificada de estimação da carga tributária brasileira em níveis trimestrais, detalha os problemas práticos enfrentados na implementação dessa última (por volta de dezembro de 2006) e, por fim, apresenta (e discute brevemente) as estimativas da...

This article presents a linear econometric model with variable coefficients for the analysis of the quarterly dynamics of the Brazilian gross tax burden in the 1995-2008 years.The choice of this particular model was motivated by the constant changes made in the Brazilian tax system during these...