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A Quest for Revenue and Tax Incidence in Uganda

Matovu, John; Chen, Duanjie; Reinikka-Soininen, Ritva - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2001

taxes are progressive and investigates whether tax reforms have made the poor better or worse off. Household survey analysis …

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Causes, Benefits, and Risks of Business Tax Incentives

Klemm, Alexander - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009

This paper provides an updated overview of tax incentives for business investment. It begins by noting that tax competition is likely to be a major force driving countries' tax reforms, and discusses tax incentives as a possible response to this. This is complemented by other arguments for and...

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Tax and Welfare Reforms in the Czech Republic; Structural Implications and Challenges

Dalsgaard, Thomas - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008

The paper provides an analysis and discussion of key structural implications of the 2007 and 2008 welfare and tax reforms in the Czech Republic. Based on a detailed micro-study of marginal and average effective tax rates for individuals at various points along the earnings curve, it concludes...

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Czech Republic; Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008

This paper reviews the fiscal reform of the Czech Republic, its key reform measures, and structural implications. The study also focuses on key challenges and demographic pressures facing the Czech economy, and describes the analytical framework of Global Fiscal Model (GFM) with technical...

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Taxes and Tradable Permits As Instruments for Controlling Pollution; Theory and Practice

Norregaard, John; Reppelin-Hill, Valérie - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2000

This paper examines the relative merits of two dominant economic instruments for reducing pollution—”green” taxes and … other. In practice, however, most countries have relied more on taxes than on permits to control pollution. The analysis …. While many, particularly European countries, currently have long-term programs involving environmental taxes, a willingness …

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