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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Autor principal: Newhouse, David Locke
Otros Autores: Zakharova, Daria
Formato: Revista
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2007.
Colección:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2007/153
Acceso en línea:Full text available on IMF