Raising the Consumption Tax in Japan: Why, When, How?
Staff Discussion Notes, June 16, 2011
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- Authors: Kenneth H Kang, Michael Keen, Mahmood Pradhan, Ruud A. de Mooij
- Published: June 16, 2011
- Series: Staff Discussion Notes
Overview
- Title: Raising the Consumption Tax in Japan: Why, When, How?
- Series: Staff Discussion Notes
- Series identifier: Staff Discussion Notes No. 2011/013
- Issue: 013
- Pages: 21
- Volume: 2011
- Publication date: June 16, 2011
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- Authors: Kenneth H Kang, Michael Keen, Mahmood Pradhan, Ruud A. de Mooij
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- "This Staff Discussion Note represents the views of the authors and does not necessarily represent IMF views or IMF policy. The views expressed herein should be attributed to the authors and not to the IMF, its Executive Board, or its management. Staff Discussion Notes are published to elicit comments and to further debate."
Scope, subjects, and keywords
- Subject: Consumption, Fiscal consolidation, Fiscal policy, National accounts, Public debt, Revenue administration, Taxes, Value-added tax
- Keywords: Consumption, Consumption tax, fiscal adjustment, Fiscal consolidation, Global, Japan, rate, rate differentiation, SDN, social security, Value-added tax, VAT, VAT base, VAT increase, VAT rate, VAT reform, VAT revenue
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- Stock No: SDNEA2011013
- ISBN: 9781463902889
- ISSN: 2617-6750
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