The first part of this paper considered traditional MTIC fraud (push MTIC) in CO2 permits. The fraud in that case (Dosanjh) was swiftly put down. The traditional design of the fraud did not mean it was “garden variety.” Sweeping arrests in the early morning hours of August 19, 2009, followed...

We analyze possible reforms to the Bulgarian VAT system, evaluating revenue-neutral reallocations of goods to tax bands within the existing 2-rate structure. We investigate the sensitivity of the results to behavioural response and imperfect tax recovery. We find only a weak case for the use of...

To achieve sustainable economic growth in transition countries, it is crucial that enterpriseperformance is improved. However, it is not a priori clear which factors are essential for this. ForRussia, data to investigate the potential determinants of enterprise performance is scarce.Therefore,...