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...| Link(s) zu Dokument(en): | WIFO Publikation |
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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 ... |
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