This paper presents a survey of the optimal commodity taxation theory and, particularly, deals with the issue of uniformity versus selectivity of commodity tax rates. A review of the main empirical models is also presented. Moreover, the study attempts to calculate the optimal commodity taxes...

This paper attempts to characterize the optimal structure of indirect taxes for Brazil, that is, the indirect tax structure that would allow the government to achieve certain redistributional objectives and raise enough revenue to finance its expenditures at the least possible cost in terms of...

This paper presents a survey of the optimal commodity taxation theory and, particularly, deals with the issue of uniformity versus selectivity of commodity tax rates. A review of the main empirical models is also presented. Moreover, the study attempts to calculate the optimal commodity taxes...