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The Rates and Revenue of Bank Transaction Taxes

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  • Jorge Baca-Campodónico
  • Luiz de Mello
  • Andrei Kirilenko

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This paper provides cross-country empirical evidence on the productivity of bank transaction taxes (BTTs). Our data set comprises six Latin American countries that have levied BTTs since the late 1980s: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. We find that, for a given tax rate, revenue declines over time. Therefore, in order to meet a fixed revenue target in real terms, the tax rate needs to be raised repeatedly. However, we also find that successive increases in the tax rate erode the tax base by more than they raise revenue yield and that the higher the increase in the tax rate, the more and faster the tax base is eroded. We conclude that BTTs do not provide a reliable source of revenue, especially over the medium term. Ce document fournit une étude empirique de comparaison internationale sur la productivité des impôts sur les transactions bancaires (ITB). Notre base de données correspond à 6 pays d’Amérique latine qui ont un impôt sur les transactions bancaires: Argentine, Brésil, Colombie, Équateur, Pérou et Venezuela. Nous trouvons que le revenu diminue au fil du temps pour un taux d’imposition donné. Pour cette raison, le taux d’imposition doit être augmenté régulièrement en vue d’atteindre une cible de revenu en terme réel. Cependant, nous voyons que les augmentations successives des taux d’imposition réduisent l’assiette d’imposition plus que le rendement obtenu, et plus grande est la hausse du taux d’imposition, plus rapide est l’érosion de l’assiette d’imposition. Nous concluons que l’imposition des transactions bancaires ne fournit pas une source de revenu fiable, particulièrement sur le moyen terme.

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  • Jorge Baca-Campodónico & Luiz de Mello & Andrei Kirilenko, 2006. "The Rates and Revenue of Bank Transaction Taxes," OECD Economics Department Working Papers 494, OECD Publishing.
  • Handle: RePEc:oec:ecoaaa:494-en
    DOI: 10.1787/652416621832
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    1. Andrés Murcia Pabón, 2007. "Determinantes del acceso al crédito de los hogares colombianos," Revista ESPE - Ensayos Sobre Política Económica, Banco de la República, vol. 25(55), pages 40-83, December.
    2. Ms. Thornton Matheson, 2011. "Taxing Financial Transactions: Issues and Evidence," IMF Working Papers 2011/054, International Monetary Fund.
    3. Ignacio Lozano-Espitia & Hernando Vargas-Herrera & Norberto Rodríguez-Niño, 2017. "Financial transaction tax and banking margins: An empirical note for Colombia," Revista ESPE - Ensayos sobre Política Económica, Banco de la Republica de Colombia, vol. 35(83), pages 154-160, June.
    4. Restrepo, Felipe, 2019. "The effects of taxing bank transactions on bank credit and industrial growth: Evidence from Latin America," Journal of International Money and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 93(C), pages 335-355.
    5. Jorge Martinez-Vazquez & VIoleta Vulovic, 2011. "Tax Structure in Latin America: Its Impact on the Real Economy and Compliance," International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU paper1122, International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University.
    6. Lucia Pacheco & Liliana Rojas-Suarez, 2017. "An Index of Regulatory Practices for Financial Inclusion in Latin America," Working Papers 17/15, BBVA Bank, Economic Research Department.
    7. Serra, José & Afonso, José Roberto Rodrigues, 2007. "Tributação, seguridade e coesão social no Brasil," Políticas Sociales 6140, Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL).

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    Keywords

    bank debit tax; bank transaction tax; impôt sur les retraits bancaires; impôts sur les transactions bancaires; productivité des impôts; tax productivity;
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    JEL classification:

    • G28 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Government Policy and Regulation
    • G29 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Other
    • H21 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Efficiency; Optimal Taxation
    • H22 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Incidence

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