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Author Bird, Richard M. (Richard Miller), 1938-

Title The VAT in developing and transitional countries / Richard M. Bird, Pierre-Pascal Gendron.

Publication Info. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007.

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 267 pages)
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-257) and index.
Contents Why this book? -- The rise of VAT -- Is VAT always the answer? -- Trade and revenue -- Equity and the informal sector -- What should be taxed? -- Key issues in VAT design -- New issues in VAT design -- Administering VAT -- Dealing with difficulties -- The political economy of VAT -- Where do we go from here?
Summary Value-added tax (VAT) dominates tax systems around the world. But should every country have a VAT? Is VAT always as good as it could be in economic, equity and administrative terms? In developing and transitional countries the answers to such questions are critical to stability, growth and development. VAT is a critical fiscal tool in most countries. But VAT can sometimes be better designed and almost always better administered. The key questions that must be answered in designing and implementing VAT are essentially the same in all countries. But different tax designs may best suit different countries facing different circumstances. This book reviews experiences with VATs around the world and assesses how the choice of particular design features may affect outcomes in particular contexts.
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Subject Value-added tax -- Developing countries.
Value-added tax.
Developing countries.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Gendron, Pierre-Pascal.
Other Form: Print version: Bird, Richard M. (Richard Miller), 1938- VAT in developing and transitional countries. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007 9780521877657 0521877652 (DLC) 2006101757 (OCoLC)77116897
ISBN 9780511355851 (electronic book)
0511355858 (electronic book)