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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783155703321

Autore

Grubert Harry

Titolo

Taxing consumption in a global economy / / Harry Grubert, T. Scott Newlon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : AEI Press, , 1997

©1997

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (vi, 53 pages)

Collana

AEI studies on tax reform

Altri autori (Persone)

NewlonTimothy Scott

Soggetti

Taxation of articles of consumption - United States

Taxation - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 49-52).

Sommario/riassunto

This study examines recent fundamental tax reform proposals that would replace the US income tax system with one based on consumption. The two main variants on a consumption tax, destination basis and origin basis, are examined and placed in an open economy context.