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  "title": "Current and Proposed Non-Oil Tax System in Azerbaijan",
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  "summary": "This paper analyzes developments in non-oil tax policy, administration, and revenues in Azerbaijan, and suggests measures for further improvement.",
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      "heading": "Main findings",
      "content": "- Azerbaijan's non-oil tax revenues increased significantly as a share of non-oil GDP in the last five years, but remain below potential.\n- The non-oil tax revenue shortfall is mainly due to widespread exemptions.\n- There is scope for strengthening tax and customs administration.\n- The overall reform package could be made broadly revenue neutral by improving taxpayers' compliance and reducing exemptions."
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      "heading": "Short-term measures (recommended)",
      "content": "- Expand the tax base.\n- Improve tax and customs administration to yield more revenues."
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      "content": "- Consider more far-reaching reforms including reducing some direct tax rates.\n- Pair rate reductions with measures to improve compliance and reduce exemptions to maintain broad revenue neutrality."
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      "content": "- Subject: Corporate income tax, Income and capital gains taxes, Personal income tax, Revenue administration, Value-added tax\n- Keywords: direct tax, income tax, revenue, tax rate, VAT, WP\n\nInternational Monetary Fund. \"Current and Proposed Non-Oil Tax System in Azerbaijan\", IMF Working Papers 2008, 225 (2008), accessed 9/23/2026, https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451870831.001\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- Wp08225\n  - Wp08225 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - Wp08225 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n\n---\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/wp/issues/2016/12/31/current-and-proposed-non-oil-tax-system-in-azerbaijan-22342"
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    "Series: IMF Working Papers",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451870831.001",
    "Azerbaijan's non-oil tax revenues increased significantly as a share of non-oil GDP in the last five years, but remain below potential.",
    "The non-oil tax revenue shortfall is mainly due to widespread exemptions.",
    "There is scope for strengthening tax and customs administration.",
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    "Expand the tax base.",
    "Improve tax and customs administration to yield more revenues.",
    "Consider more far-reaching reforms including reducing some direct tax rates.",
    "Pair rate reductions with measures to improve compliance and reduce exemptions to maintain broad revenue neutrality.",
    "Subject: Corporate income tax, Income and capital gains taxes, Personal income tax, Revenue administration, Value-added tax",
    "Keywords: direct tax, income tax, revenue, tax rate, VAT, WP",
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