Fiscal Dimensions of Trade Policy.

This paper assembles findings on the use of trade taxes, examines the main contributing factors, and reviews the fiscal aspects of trade policy as they relate to both efficiency and macroeconomic stabilization. It demonstrates why trade taxes would generally not be part of an optimal tax package, an...

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Collectivité auteur: International Monetary Fund
Format: Revue
Langue:English
Publié: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1988.
Collection:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1988/043
Accès en ligne:Full text available on IMF
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