Political Economy of Multi-Level Tax Assignments in Latin American Countries : Earmarked Revenue Versus Tax Autonomy /

A weakness of decentralization and overall tax reforms in Latin America is the lack of attention to adequate taxation at the subnational government. A reliance on shared taxes with extensive earmarking leads to weak subnational accountability and soft budget constraints. The paper explores the optio...

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Hlavní autor: Brosio, Giorgio
Další autoři: Ahmad, Ehtisham
Médium: Časopis
Jazyk:English
Vydáno: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2008.
Edice:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2008/071
On-line přístup:Full text available on IMF
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Shrnutí:A weakness of decentralization and overall tax reforms in Latin America is the lack of attention to adequate taxation at the subnational government. A reliance on shared taxes with extensive earmarking leads to weak subnational accountability and soft budget constraints. The paper explores the options for expanding subnational taxation in Latin America. A range of subnational tax instruments might be considered, but interactions between new tax assignments and the system of transfers is important from a political economy perspective.
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