An Economic Analysis of Tax Amnesties.

Tax amnesties have frequently been justified as politically popular ways to generate increases in government revenue. This paper examines the circumstances under which amnesties are likely to have a beneficial impact on revenue collections. It concludes that, while in general it may be correct to im...

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Autor corporatiu: International Monetary Fund
Format: Revista
Idioma:English
Publicat: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1989.
Col·lecció:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1989/042
Accés en línia:Full text available on IMF
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