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Record Nr.

UNINA9910964635703321

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

9786613828330

9781462319541

1462319548

9781451998443

1451998449

9781283515887

1283515881

9781451991291

1451991290

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (24 p.)

Collana

IMF Working Papers

Soggetti

Taxation - Law and legislation - India

Taxation - India

Business Taxes and Subsidies

Consumption taxes

Corporate & business tax

Corporate income tax

Corporate Taxation

Corporations

Income and capital gains taxes

Income tax systems

Income tax

Personal Income and Other Nonbusiness Taxes and Subsidies

Public finance & taxation

Public Finance

Revenue administration

Revenue

Spendings tax

Taxation

Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue: General

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.