An Age of Diminished Taxation?

The 20th century witnessed a world-wide rise in the size of Government, and a parallel increase in tax revenues. Over and above these long-term trends, most EU countries engaged in a "rush towards Maastricht" at some time in the 1990s. This rush consisted of abrupt tax hikes to meet binding fiscal c...

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Link(s) zu Dokument(en):WIFO Publikation
Veröffentlicht in:WIFO Studies
1. Verfasser: Francesco Daveri
Format: book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2003
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Zusammenfassung:The 20th century witnessed a world-wide rise in the size of Government, and a parallel increase in tax revenues. Over and above these long-term trends, most EU countries engaged in a "rush towards Maastricht" at some time in the 1990s. This rush consisted of abrupt tax hikes to meet binding fiscal constraints in the face of downwardly inflexible Government spending ...