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Comparación entre los mínimos personales incrementados y el impuesto sobre la renta tradicional de las personas físicas. El caso de España

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  • Varela, Laura.

    (Universidad de La Coruña.)

  • López, Jesús.

    (Universidad de La Coruña.)

  • Faíña, Andrés.

    (Universidad de La Coruña.)

Abstract

This paper defines and evaluates a new tax method based on the combination of a flat rate scheme and increasing personal allowances on the tax base which we refer to as the Discretionary Income Tax Method (DITM), and compares this to the traditional personal income tax based on progressive tax schedules. The results show that, from a theoretical perspective, our proposal is more progressive and social welfare enhancing. For the empirical validation of our results we carry out an exercise comparing the Spanish personal income tax (SPIT) with our tax method alternative (DITM). The results of our empirical exercise are in line with the theoretical predictions of the ‘objective taxation’ here described and derived from the comparison of the two tax methods.// Este artículo define y evalúa un nuevo método fiscal basado en la combinación de un esquema de tipo único imponible y mínimos personales incrementados sobre la base imponible, al que denominaremos el Método Fiscal basado en Renta Discrecional (MFRD), a comparación del tradicional impuesto sobre la renta de las personas físicas basado en una tarifa impositiva progresiva. Los resultados muestran, desde una perspectiva teórica, que nuestra propuesta es más progresiva y superior en términos de bienestar social. Para la comprobación empírica de nuestros resultados, hemos llevado a cabo un ejercicio en donde se compara el IRPF (Impuesto sobre la Renta de las Personas Físicas) español con nuestro método fiscal teórico alternativo (MFRD). Los resultados de nuestro ejercicio empírico coinciden con las predicciones teóricas de la “imposición objetiva” aquí descrita y derivada de la comparación de los dos métodos fiscales.

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  • Varela, Laura. & López, Jesús. & Faíña, Andrés., 2014. "Comparación entre los mínimos personales incrementados y el impuesto sobre la renta tradicional de las personas físicas. El caso de España," El Trimestre Económico, Fondo de Cultura Económica, vol. 0(323), pages .687-719, julio-sep.
  • Handle: RePEc:elt:journl:v:81:y:2014:i:323:p:687-719
    DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.20430/ete.v81i323.127
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    Keywords

    deducciones personales crecientes; método fiscal; consumo necesario; bienestar social; progresividad; curva de Lorenz.;
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    JEL classification:

    • D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution
    • D63 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
    • Y - Miscellaneous Categories
    • H24 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Personal Income and Other Nonbusiness Taxes and Subsidies

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