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Designing a Progressive VAT (Feria & Swistak)

Designing a Progressive VAT by Rita de la Feria and Artur Swistak published by IMF (4/2024).

This paper presents a novel approach to addressing VAT regressivity, by proposing the adoption of a progressive VAT: a single-rate, broad-base, VAT, whereby tax paid on consumption is re-paid to lower income households in real-time, at the moment of purchase. Such a system can effectively eliminate regressivity, while minimizing the political economy, cash-flow, and welfare stigma obstacles that are often associated with standard welfare transfers used in modern VAT systems. It would also have other ignificant advantages, particularly in terms of compliance incentives.

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