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Identifikace a kvantifikace daňových úlev v ČR v roce 2008
[Identification and Quantification of Tax Reliefs in the Czech Republic in the Year 2008]

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  • Květa Kubátová
  • Martin Jareš

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Tax reliefs (tax expenditures) in the Czech Republic, as well as in other countries, are frequent topic of political and public finance discussion. Sometimes they are presented in a positive spirit as administratively inexpensive tool for promoting desirable public policies. More often, however, they are presented negatively, as an exception, which complicates the tax system and causes distortions. This article aims to identify and quantify the tax reliefs (tax expenditures) of the three major taxes in the Czech Republic in 2008: personal income tax, corporation tax and value added tax. Unlike in many other OECD member countries, in the Czech Republic, tax expenditures have not been quantified and published yet; this contributions is therefore a first attempt to quantify them. For calculation we used the reference law approach and the revenue forgone method.

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  • Květa Kubátová & Martin Jareš, 2011. "Identifikace a kvantifikace daňových úlev v ČR v roce 2008 [Identification and Quantification of Tax Reliefs in the Czech Republic in the Year 2008]," Politická ekonomie, Prague University of Economics and Business, vol. 2011(4), pages 475-489.
    • Handle: RePEc:prg:jnlpol:v:2011:y:2011:i:4:id:800:p:475-489
    DOI: 10.18267/j.polek.800
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    Keywords

    tax preference; tax relief; tax expenditure; structural tax relief; taxes in Czech Republic; reference law approach; revenue forgone method;
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    • H - Public Economics
    • H2 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue

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