Fair Taxation in the Middle East and North Africa /

Fairness - and what governments can do about it - is at the forefront of economic and social debate all over the world. In MENA, this has been at the core of recent political transitions but has not been adequately addressed. This SDN explores how tax systems - a critical interface between the state...

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Autore principale: Mansour, Mario
Altri autori: Jewell, Andrew, Mitra, Pritha, Sdralevich, Carlo
Natura: Periodico
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2015.
Serie:Staff Discussion Notes; Staff Discussion Notes ; No. 2015/016
Accesso online:Full text available on IMF
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