How does a domestic tax reform affect protection against imports? : The case of the Republic of Madagascar /

In 2008, Madagascar reformed its domestic tax system. Because the excise duties and VAT regimes were reformed, the taxation of imports has changed. This paper quantifies how the reform changes the protection against imports and the fiscal revenues from taxation of imports. It shows that, even if the...

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Huvudupphovsman: Hallaert, Jean-Jacques
Materialtyp: Tidskrift
Språk:English
Publicerad: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2008.
Serie:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2008/151
Länkar:Full text available on IMF
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