<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In the paper, the static computable general equilibrium model for Slovakia and Slovenia is used for a tax burden analysis. There was considered simultaneous 1% increase in taxes on primary factors, on firms’ and government domestic and imported purchases, on import taxes, on output (or income) tax, on private domestic and imported consumption taxes and export subsidies. The direct tax burden as well as the allocative efficiency effects of a tax, the welfare effects and welfare decomposition of such change for both countries is analysed. The most sensitive sectors on tax rate changes is heavy manufacturing and processed food and the most distorting effect has the tax increase on private consumption tax. The government’s tax increase should generate return at least 105.75% of its costs in Slovakia and 101.92% in Slovenia, otherwise the welfare will decline.</p></abstract>

In the paper, the static computable general equilibrium model for Slovakia and Slovenia is used for a tax burden analysis. There was considered simultaneous 1% increase in taxes on primary factors, on firms’ and government domestic and imported purchases, on import taxes, on output (or income) tax, on private domestic and imported consumption taxes and export subsidies. The direct tax burden as well as the allocative efficiency effects of a tax, the welfare effects and welfare decomposition of such change for both countries is analysed. The most sensitive sectors on tax rate changes is heavy manufacturing and processed food and the most distorting effect has the tax increase on private consumption tax. The government’s tax increase should generate return at least 105.75% of its costs in Slovakia and 101.92% in Slovenia, otherwise the welfare will decline.

The Tax Burden CGE Analysis for Slovakia and Slovenia

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In the paper, the static computable general equilibrium model for Slovakia and Slovenia is used for a tax burden analysis. There was considered simultaneous 1%...

The Tax Burden CGE Analysis for Slovakia and Slovenia

Online veröffentlicht: 31. Dez. 2019

Seitenbereich: 35 - 46

Eingereicht: 01. Juli 2019

Akzeptiert: 01. Dez. 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ngoe-2019-0018

Schlüsselwörter
tax burden, welfare analysis, CGE model

© 2019 Veronika Mitkova et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The Tax Burden CGE Analysis for Slovakia and Slovenia

Online veröffentlicht: 31. Dez. 2019

Seitenbereich: 35 - 46

Eingereicht: 01. Juli 2019

Akzeptiert: 01. Dez. 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ngoe-2019-0018

Schlüsselwörtertax burden, welfare analysis, CGE model

© 2019 Veronika Mitkova et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Schlüsselwörter
tax burden, welfare analysis, CGE model