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Tax Rate and its Determinants: An Opinion from Ibn Khaldun

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  • Abdul Ghafar Ismail

    (İslami Araştırmalar ve Eğitim Enstitüsü İslam Kalkınma Bankası)

  • Abu Bakar Jaafar

    (UTM Ocean Thermal Energy Centre at University of Technology Malaysia)

Abstract

Tax is an alternative method for a country to obtain revenue for spending. But the issue arises when there are differences of opinion on the tax rate. Economists argue that to obtain higher tax revenue, it is necessary to lower the tax rate. In this paper, an analysis of tax rates is conducted by looking at the findings of Ibn Khaldun in his book Muqaddimah. This study also examines other hypotheses related to taxation. The findings show that the optimal rate of taxation can be determined.

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  • Abdul Ghafar Ismail & Abu Bakar Jaafar, 2017. "Tax Rate and its Determinants: An Opinion from Ibn Khaldun," Journal of Ibn Haldun Studies [İbn Haldun Çalışmaları Dergisi], Ibn Haldun University, vol. 2(1), pages 21-40, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:ihu:ihujur:v:2:y:2017:i:1:p:21-40
    DOI: 10.36657/ihcd.2017.18
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    1. Mujahidin, Muhamad, 2018. "Ibn Khaldun's Economic Thought," MPRA Paper 87192, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 06 Apr 2018.
    2. Mujahidin, Muhamad, 2018. "The concept of economic thought Ibn Khaldun," MPRA Paper 87143, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 06 Apr 2018.

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