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   What are tax revenues & why are they important?

   • Tax revenues finance government activities, including public works and services such as roads and schools, or programs such as Social Security and Medicare. In economics, taxes fall on whoever pays the burden of the tax, whether this is the entity being taxed, such as a business, or the end consumers of the business’s goods.

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   What is taxation & why is it important?

   • taxation, imposition of compulsory levies on individuals or entities by governments. Taxes are levied in almost every country of the world, primarily to raise revenue for government expenditures, although they serve other purposes as well. This article is concerned with taxation in general, its

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   What types of tax revenue do countries collect?

   • As we can see, these revenues include grants, direct taxes (such as taxes on income, profits, property, etc.), indirect taxes (such as taxes on consumption, sales, trade, etc.), and social contributions. How much tax revenue do countries collect today?

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   Why do governments need to raise taxes?

   • And they require that governments raise revenues. Taxation not only pays for public goods and services; it is also a key ingredient in the social contract between citizens and the economy. How taxes are raised and spent can determine a government’s very legitimacy.

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2. ourworldindata.org › taxationTaxation - Our World in Data

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   Taxes are the most important source of government revenue. Who is paying how much and how do tax systems differ? By Esteban Ortiz-Ospina and Max Roser. This page was first published in September 2016 and last revised in March 2023. Contents. Taxation is, by and large, the most important source of government revenue in nearly all countries.

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   Apr 10, 2024 · To resume economic growth, reduce poverty, and support climate action, countries need to increase tax collection and make tax systems more equitable and efficient. Governments need to balance goals such as increased revenue mobilization, sustainable growth, and reduced compliance costs with ensuring that the tax system is fair and equitable.

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   May 17, 2024 · In modern economies, taxes are the most important source of governmental revenue. However, taxation is not a government's only source of revenue. Taxes differ from other sources of revenue in that they are compulsory levies and are unrequited (except payroll taxes)—i.e., they are generally not paid in exchange for some specific thing.

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   And they require that governments raise revenues. Taxation not only pays for public goods and services; it is also a key ingredient in the social contract between citizens and the economy. How taxes are raised and spent can determine a government’s very legitimacy.

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   Mar 6, 2024 · Economic Growth, Productivity, and International Mobility. Two of the main talking points surrounding tax rates are the effect of increasing taxes on economic growth and productivity. Alinaghi and Reed (2020) find that a 10% increase in taxes in some cases produced a 0.2% decrease in GDP, and in other cases produced a 0.2% increase in GDP.

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   Apr 4, 2024 · Introduction. The structure of a country’s tax code is a determining factor of its economic performance. A well-structured tax code is easy for taxpayers to comply with and can promote economic development while raising sufficient revenue for a government’s priorities.

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   May 23, 2024 · Taxes are generally an involuntary fee levied on individuals or corporations that is enforced by a government entity, whether local, regional or national in order to finance government activities ...