2012
DOI: 10.5296/ajfa.v5i1.2762
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Value Added Tax and Consumer Spending: A Graphical Descriptive Analysis

Abstract: The US has been considering introducing a National Consumption Tax federally. This would be in addition to the states' sales taxes. Since a consumption tax would be an added cost to the consumer, it would be expected that there could be some behavioral change by consumers. This paper uses graphs to describe and analyze whether consumers in the UK and Canada altered their behavior when those countries introduced their Value Added Tax (or Goods and Services Tax). Both retail volume and the percentage change from… Show more

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“…Since consumer spending can change direction at any point (Muellbauer, 1994), influenced by factors as diverse as tax changes and the weather (Gelardi, 2013; Murray et al. , 2010), organizations may shun long‐term marketing decisions in favour of strategies that generate short‐term sales (Grande, 2006; Tzavlopoulos et al.…”
Section: Literature Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Since consumer spending can change direction at any point (Muellbauer, 1994), influenced by factors as diverse as tax changes and the weather (Gelardi, 2013; Murray et al. , 2010), organizations may shun long‐term marketing decisions in favour of strategies that generate short‐term sales (Grande, 2006; Tzavlopoulos et al.…”
Section: Literature Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Since consumer spending can change direction at any point (Muellbauer, 1994), influenced by factors as diverse as tax changes and the weather (Gelardi, 2013;Murray et al, 2010), organizations may shun long-term marketing decisions in favour of strategies that generate short-term sales (Grande, 2006;Tzavlopoulos et al, 2019). These continuous changes and developments, alongside noticeable increases in disposable income, have helped drive changes in the significance of and motivations for consumer spending (Dittmar, 2005;Lee et al, 2021).…”
Section: Consumer Spendingmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…He argued that it is a common practice among households that they could only save when there is a rise in their income and consumption, and they prefer to borrow to sustain their increased comparison level than reducing it. Alexander and Gelardi (2012) explained that households plan their consumption over their lifetime considering their future earnings. Many individuals take debts when they are young and vibrant, considering their future earnings to pay off their debts, then save during their middle age just to sustain their consumption level after retirement.…”
Section: Literature Review and Hypotheses Developmentmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Research conducted by Gelardi (2012), by examining shopper habits in the UK and Canada. The purpose of this study is to ascertain whether any rise in the luxury goods sales tax has an impact on retail.…”
Section: Government Intervention In the Form Of Tax Policy To Limit/r...mentioning
confidence: 99%