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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Autore principale: Munoz, Sonia
Altri autori: Cho, Stanley
Natura: Periodico
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2003.
Serie:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2003/232
Accesso online:Full text available on IMF