Consumption tax?

Half of tax revenue is collected with a value added tax, which is essentially a tax on consumption.

Many of us are hostile to the consumption tax.

The consumption tax is now 5 percent in Japan.

There are many arguments for raising Japan s consumption tax rate.

A 5 consumption tax is levied on most goods and services in Japan.

For example, we can choose how much to collect via a general income tax, a payroll tax, a consumption tax (such as a sales or value added tax), and so on.

In Japan, an excessively front loaded consumption tax increase killed the recovery achieved this year.

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Tax hikes lower consumption and raise revenue in the medium term a 10 higher tax means about 7 higher revenue over the medium term.

A carbon tax has also been proposed as a method to reduce consumption of fossil fuels.

The timing of the April 2014 consumption tax hike (from 5 to 8 ) was also unfortunate.

Japan s government has a huge debt burden, and its consumption tax rate is far lower than the value added tax rates that prevail in Europe.

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But a consumption tax hike is no panacea, particularly given the government s lack of a growth strategy.

And Japan seems to be intent on inflicting on itself a second, growth retarding consumption tax increase.

While gains from fundamental tax reform say, replacing the current tax system with a broad based consumption tax are large, on the order of 0.5 1 percentage point per year of economic growth for a decade, corporate tax reform would also boost growth.

When Kan led the DPJ in opposition, he avoided discussing any raise in the rate of consumption tax.

To strengthen purchasing power and to stimulate consumption, tax cuts on low and medium income households are essential.

Special responsibility for changing consumption and production patterns lay with the developed countries.

And yet, while the consumption tax increase is not ideally timed, I am not entirely pessimistic about its impact.

(Another case with similar consequences was Japan s value added tax increase in 1997, which precipitated a collapse of consumption).

Simplification of tax systems resulted in a gradual shift from the taxation of production to the taxation of consumption.

By imposing a stiff tax on energy consumption, Europeans would reduce both consumption of energy and its price in world markets, in turn cutting the flow of funds to Russia and Iran.

On the revenue side, as many as 63 developing countries are considering raising consumption taxes, such as the value added tax.

During the new government's first three months, trends in industrial production, services, construction, consumption and, worst of all, tax collection reversed.

One possibility is an increase in the consumption tax, which currently stands at 5 low in comparison with other industrialized countries.

Japan s new government, led by Prime Minister Naoto Kan, started discussing a consumption tax hike to offset the growth in spending.

Stimulus spending aims to use higher government outlays or tax incentives to offset the decline in household consumption and business investment.

Other tax related issues might include past penalties and special conditions imposed by the tax inspector to ensure payment, such as garnishment of cash revenues.

Postponing the second consumption tax increase seems like a good compromise between pushing Abenomics to escape velocity and maintaining long run credibility.

Most economists favor finding ways to broaden the tax base for example, by eliminating special deductions and privileges in order to keep marginal tax rates low.

If consumers expect that their taxes will rise in the future, they may decide to save the tax cut rather than boost consumption.

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The Government has established a special legal and institutional framework for the emergence and development of the maquiladora industry, which enjoys special tax treatment.

In Japan, the fiscal stimulus from post earthquake reconstruction will be phased out, while a new consumption tax will be phased in by 2014.

He exempted voluntary overtime pay from employment tax and shifted some of the burden of labor taxation onto consumption (via a hike in VAT).

Nonetheless, with Japan s economy just beginning to recover from more than 15 years of stagnation, such a steep consumption tax hike is not advisable.

Monetary subsidies to consumption are also often granted in developed countries for a variety of purposes, not least of which is fighting tax evasion.

Fiscal sustainability requires an eventual rise in the consumption tax, and of course Japan should not wait until international investors start doubting its willpower.

Governments can provide funding, real estate, staff and a special designation as tax abated enterprise development zones.

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