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Record Nr.

UNINA9910349525703321

Autore

Richter Jonas

Titolo

Formalisation Through Taxation : Paraguay’s Approach and Its Implications / / by Jonas Richter

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Pivot, , 2019

ISBN

3-030-29282-7

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (122 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

363.2009892

336.209892

Soggetti

Development economics

Latin America—Economic conditions

Tax accounting

Tax laws

Economic policy

Development Economics

Latin American and Caribbean Economics

Business Taxation/Tax Law

Economic Policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction -- 2. Literature Review -- 3. Research Methodology -- 4. The Evolution of the Paraguayan Tax System -- 5. A Formalising Economy -- 6. Political Consequences -- 7. Discussion and Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

In developing countries, such as Paraguay, informality remains a prevalent and persistent issue. Many avoid formal registration with the authorities and evade tax payments. However, a growing academic literature argues for an interrelation between a broader tax base and a country’s economic and democratic development. A strand of this literature focuses on the means of taxing the informal sector and argues for positive revenue and growth effects. This Palgrave Pivot analyses Paraguay’s 2004 and 2012 tax reforms using both qualitative and quantitative data. It illustrates that the country’s personal income tax, as well as other alterations in the tax system, constitute an



incentive and nudging mechanism that leads to a formalisation process of economic activity, and consequently to a broader tax base. Using interview and tax data, the book demonstrates how the reform initiates a rising demand of formalised purchases from both customers and businesses. It further suggests a potential way of how the taxpayers respond politically to the enhanced fiscal imperative.