## International Comparisons of Government Expenditure

_Occasional Papers, April 15, 1982_

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**Canonical URL:** [International Comparisons of Government Expenditure](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/occasional-papers/issues/2016/12/30/international-comparisons-of-government-expenditure-178)

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## Bibliographic details
- Authors: Peter S. Heller, Alan A. Tait
- Published: April 15, 1982
- Series: Occasional Papers
- Volume: 1982
- Issue: 001
- Pages: 44
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781557750747.084
- Stock No: S010EA0000000
- ISBN: 9781557750747
- ISSN: 0251-6365

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### Overview and key findings
- 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.

### Authors and publication date
- ByPeter S. Heller, Alan A. Tait
- April 15, 1982

### Subjects and keywords (as listed)
- 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

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