Distributional Implications of the VAT Reform in the Philippines /

This paper assesses the distributional impact of the recent VAT reform in the Philippines and evaluates alternative methods to mitigate the effects of the reform on poor households. The reform was progressive and relatively well targeted. To alleviate the impact of the reform on the poor, several mi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Newhouse, David Locke
Other Authors: Zakharova, Daria
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2007.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2007/153
Online Access:Full text available on IMF