Informality, Consumption Taxes and Redistribution

Informality, Consumption Taxes and Redistribution

Can consumption taxes reduce inequality in developing countries? This paper combines household expenditure data from 31 countries with theory to shed new light on the redistributive potential and optimal design of consumption taxes. It uses the pla...

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Main Authors: Bachas, Pierre, Gadenne, Lucie, Jensen, Anders
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
Subjects:
CONSUMPTION TAX
INFORMAL SECTOR
TAXATION
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INEQUALITY
INFORMALITY
REDISTRIBUTION
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/914891591031975251/Informality-Consumption-Taxes-and-Redistribution
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33851

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/914891591031975251/Informality-Consumption-Taxes-and-Redistribution
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33851

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