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A Note on Voting over Taxes with Tax Avoidance

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We study majority voting over taxes when tax avoidance is possible, focusing on the progressivity of effective tax burdens and how government policy can affect it. We show that: (1) whether effective tax burdens are progressive or not depends on the distribution of individuals' pre-tax income, the per capita government revenue requirement, and the government enforcement level; and (2) both a lower per capita government revenue requirement and a higher government enforcement level can help ensure that effective tax burdens are progressive.

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  • Zhiyong An, 2015. "A Note on Voting over Taxes with Tax Avoidance," FinanzArchiv: Public Finance Analysis, Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen, vol. 71(3), pages 407-414, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:mhr:finarc:urn:sici:0015-2218(201509)71:3_407:anovot_2.0.tx_2-r
    DOI: 10.1628/001522108X14331675558726
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    majority voting; income taxation; tax avoidance; progressivity;
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    • H2 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue

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