Social Impact of a Tax Reform : The Case of Ethiopia /

This paper provides an assessment of the poverty and social impact of replacing Ethiopia's sales tax with a value-added tax (VAT). The results indicate that this reform has not had a major adverse effect on the poorest 40 percent of the population. The VAT is progressive in its incidence, and t...

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Autor principal: Munoz, Sonia
Altres autors: Cho, Stanley
Format: Revista
Idioma:English
Publicat: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2003.
Col·lecció:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2003/232
Accés en línia:Full text available on IMF