Tax expenditures in OECD countries.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Contributor:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tax expenditures--OECD countries.

Tax expenditures.

Expenditures, Public--OECD countries.

Expenditures, Public.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (244 p.)

Place of Publication:

Paris : OECD, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In all OECD countries, governments collect revenues through taxes and redistribute this public money, often by obligatory spending on social programmes such as education or health care. Their tax systems usually include “tax expenditures” – provisions that allow certain groups of people, such as small businessmen, retired people or working mothers, or those who have undertaken certain activities, such as charitable donations, to pay less in taxes. The use of tax expenditures by governments is pervasive and growing. At a time when many government budgets are threatened by population ageing and adverse cyclical developments, there is a pressing need to avoid inefficient government programmes, some of which may utilise tax expenditures. This book sheds light on the use of tax expenditures, mainly through a study of ten OECD countries: Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Korea, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States. This book will help government officials and the public better understand some of the technical and policy issues behind the use of tax expenditures. It highlights key trends and successful practices, and addresses a broad range of government finance issues, including tax policy making, tax and budget efficiency, fiscal responsibility and rule making.

Contents:

Policy background and practices

Introduction

Foreword

Conclusions

Country profiles: Methods, institutions and data

The role of tax expenditures in the budget process

Data sources

Comparing tax expenditures in OECD countries.

Notes:

Also available in French: Les depenses fiscales dans les pays de l'OCDE.

Includes bibliographical references.

Contains:

Dépenses fiscales dans les pays de l'OCDE.

ISBN:

1-282-55391-7

9786612553912

92-64-07690-5

OCLC:

498061434