Does conditionality in IMF-supported programs promote revenue reform?
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Summary:
This paper studies whether revenue conditionality in Fund-supported programs had any impact on the revenue performance of 126 low- and middle-income countries during 1993-2013. The results indicate that such conditionality had a positive impact on tax revenue, with strongest improvement felt on taxes on goods and services, including the VAT. Revenue conditionality matters more for low-income countries, particularly those where revenue ratios are below the group average. Moreover, revenue conditionality appears to be more effective when targeted to a specific tax. These results hold after controlling for potential endogeneity, sample selection bias, and when revenues are adjusted for economic cycle.
Series:
Working Paper No. 2014/206
Subject:
Consumption taxes National accounts Personal income Revenue administration Tax administration core functions Taxes Value-added tax
English
Publication Date:
November 19, 2014
ISBN/ISSN:
9781484380048/1018-5941
Stock No:
WPIEA2014206
Pages:
32
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