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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788407503321

Autore

Poirson Hélène

Titolo

The Tax System in India : : Could Reform Spur Growth? / / Hélène Poirson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2006

ISBN

1-4623-1954-8

1-4519-9844-9

1-283-51588-1

1-4519-9129-0

9786613828330

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (24 p.)

Collana

IMF Working Papers

Soggetti

Taxation - Law and legislation - India

Taxation - India

Public Finance

Taxation

Corporate Taxation

Business Taxes and Subsidies

Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue: General

Personal Income and Other Nonbusiness Taxes and Subsidies

Public finance & taxation

Corporate & business tax

Corporate income tax

Income and capital gains taxes

Consumption taxes

Revenue administration

Income tax systems

Corporations

Income tax

Spendings tax

Revenue

India

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



Note generali

"April 2006."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""I. INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW""; ""II. THE INDIAN TAX SYSTEM: STYLIZED FACTS AND ISSUES ""; ""III. PRIORITIES FOR REFORMS""; ""References""

Sommario/riassunto

This paper assesses the effects of India's tax system on growth, through the level and productivity of private investment. Comparison of India's indicators of effective tax rates and tax revenue productivity with other countries shows that the Indian tax system is characterized by: (1) a high dependence on indirect taxes, (2) low average effective tax rates and tax productivity, and (3) high marginal effective tax rates and large tax-induced distortions on investment and financing decisions. The paper finds that the most recently proposed package of reforms would improve tax productivity and lower the marginal tax burden and tax-induced distortions. But firms that rely on internal sources of funds or face problems borrowing would continue to face high marginal tax rates.