Occasional Papers

International Comparisons of Government Expenditure

By Peter S. Heller, Alan A. Tait

April 15, 1982

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Peter S. Heller, and Alan A. Tait International Comparisons of Government Expenditure, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 1982) accessed September 18, 2024

Summary

Many studies on International tax compaisons have been undertaken since the early 1970s. While controversial, such studies have facilitated more subtle comparisons of a country's tax performance than would be afforded by focusing on its simple tax ratio.

Subject: Capital spending, Current spending, Education, Education spending, Expenditure, National accounts, Personal income

Keywords: Africa, Capital spending, Comparison index, Country, Current spending, Europe, Expenditure category, Expenditure indices, Government expenditure, IED goods, Middle East, North Africa, OP, Personal income, Vis-à-vis subsidy

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    44

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Series:

    Occasional Paper No. 1982/001

  • Stock No:

    S010EA0000000

  • ISBN:

    9781557750747

  • ISSN:

    0251-6365