The evolution of tax and benefit policy in Latvia: what has been the place of distributional considerations?

Zasova, Anna; Krūmiņa, Marija; Rastrigina, Olga

doi:10.1080/1406099x.2012.10840515

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“…Concerning the latter, when assuming 100 per cent pass-through into prices, the impact of the rise in VAT was regressive (Zasova et al 2012).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…4 The progressivness was probably due to the ceilings in benefits and cuts in public wages but also child-related benefits. Many of the reforms implemented in Latvia were in fact proposed much earlier and were correcting for policy failures (Zasova et al 2012). International organizations (the IMF and the World Bank) have been arguing for more equitable policies than those applied at the national level.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Concerns about a potential social disaster have been at the centre of experts' attention. For example, the IMF has criticized the reduction of non-taxable income allowance due to its regressive effect (Zasova et al 2012). However, the Latvian government chose to ignore most of these suggestions.…”

Section: Tax Policiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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“…Concerning the latter, when assuming 100 per cent pass-through into prices, the impact of the rise in VAT was regressive (Zasova et al 2012).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Tax Policiesmentioning

confidence: 99%