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Social Incidence of the General Sales Tax in Pakistan

This paper analyses the social incidence of the general sales tax (GST) in Pakistan. The main finding of the study is that contrary to widespread perception, the social incidence of the GST in Pakistan is slightly progressive. The main reason for this counterintuitive result is that most items heavi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Refaqat, Saadia
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. International Monetary Fund 2003
Series:IMF Working Papers
Subjects:
Wealth
Income
Taxation And Subsidies: Incidence
Public Finance & Taxation
Investments: Energy
Taxes
Saving
Electricity
Aggregate Factor Income Distribution
National Accounts
Commodities
Business Taxes And Subsidies
Consumption; Economics
Urban, Rural, And Regional Economics: Household Analysis: General
Household Consumption
Consumption
Macroeconomics
Electric Utilities
Macroeconomics: Consumption
Investment & Securities
Taxation
Value-added Tax
Spendings Tax
Pakistan
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Collection: International Monetary Fund - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This paper analyses the social incidence of the general sales tax (GST) in Pakistan. The main finding of the study is that contrary to widespread perception, the social incidence of the GST in Pakistan is slightly progressive. The main reason for this counterintuitive result is that most items heavily consumed by the poor are exempt from GST in Pakistan
Physical Description:28 pages
ISBN:9781451875102

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