The VAT is the most widespread consumption tax in the world, but it is often considered highly regressive. To solve this, we propose a Personalized VAT (PVAT) jointly designed with a distributional policy. We seek for three goals: collect more, attain progressivity, and break the...

The Value-Added Tax (VAT) is the most prevalent consumption tax globally, yet it is frequently deemed highly regressive. To address this, we propose a Personalized VAT (PVAT) devised in conjunction with a distributional policy. We aim to achieve three objectives: increase revenue collection,...