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Inflation and the Indexation of Personal Income Taxes in Theory and Practice

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  • Vito Tanzi

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The impact of inflation on taxpayers’ liabilities can be measured in at least two different and often contrasting ways. On the one hand, it can be measured by the percentage increases in the average tax rates. On the other hand, it can be measured by the percentage points, that is the absolute increases in those rates. Although the former has attracted more attention, it is the latter that is more significant in regards to the effects on disposable incomes and after-tax income distribution. Much of the controversy regarding indexation has revolved around the issue of stabilization. Some have argued that indexation poses real dangers to stability while others have pointed to its positive potential. The author looks at analytical adjustment schemes and analyses practical applications of indexation, arguing that the case for or against indexation of the personal income tax cannot be made in abstract as the consequences of indexing differ among countries.

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  • Vito Tanzi, 1976. "Inflation and the Indexation of Personal Income Taxes in Theory and Practice," BNL Quarterly Review, Banca Nazionale del Lavoro, vol. 29(118), pages 241-271.
    • Handle: RePEc:psl:bnlaqr:1976:33
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    1. Peter Brandner, 2015. "Anmerkungen zur kalten Progression und ihrer Berechnung," WIFO Monatsberichte (monthly reports), WIFO, vol. 88(5), pages 463-471, May.
    2. Lemmer, Jens, 2014. "Regelungen zum Abbau der kalten Progression im internationalen Vergleich," DSi kompakt 12, DSi - Deutsches Steuerzahlerinstitut des Bundes der Steuerzahler e.V., Berlin.
    3. N. N., 2015. "WIFO-Monatsberichte, Heft 5/2015," WIFO Monatsberichte (monthly reports), WIFO, vol. 88(5), May.

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    Keywords

    Inflation; Indexation; tax; Income;
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    JEL classification:

    • E31 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Price Level; Inflation; Deflation
    • E62 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Fiscal Policy; Modern Monetary Theory
    • H21 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Efficiency; Optimal Taxation

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