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Value-Added Taxes in Developing and Transitional Countries: Lessons and Questions

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Richard M. Bird () (International Tax Program, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto)

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The value-added tax has, in recent decades, become the most important single tax in most developing and transitional economies. This paper reviews some problems that have emerged as important as more experience has been gained with how VATs really work in many such countries and suggests some lines of research that need to be explored further to overcome those problems.

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Paper provided by International Tax Program, Institute for International Business, Joseph L. Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto in its series International Tax Program Papers with number 0505.

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Keywords: value-added tax; developing countries; transitional countries;

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