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Employment Stimulating Tax Incentives in the Hungarian Labour Market

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  • Svraka, András
  • Szabó, István
  • Hudecz, Viktor

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Owing to a number of distinct groups in the labour force, the labour force participation rate in Hungary and most other Central European economies lags behind the European Union average. Empirical literature shows that tax policy can effectively incentivise the labour supply of these groups at the extensive margin. In this paper we discuss arguments for targeted employers’ tax reliefs from a labour market perspective. Based on household income, we analyse the attributes of households receiving the employ-ment tax credit phased out in 2012 and the targeted tax incentives implemented in the 2013 Job Protection Act. Our results show that numerous beneficiaries of the general employment tax credit live in households above the median income, while a higher share of low-income households benefit from the targeted incentives.

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  • Svraka, András & Szabó, István & Hudecz, Viktor, 2013. "Employment Stimulating Tax Incentives in the Hungarian Labour Market," Public Finance Quarterly, Corvinus University of Budapest, vol. 58(4), pages 386-402.
    • Handle: RePEc:pfq:journl:v:58:y:2013:i:4:p:386-402
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    1. György Matolcsy & Dániel Palotai, 2019. "Hungary Is on the Path to Convergence," Financial and Economic Review, Magyar Nemzeti Bank (Central Bank of Hungary), vol. 18(3), pages 5-28.

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    Keywords

    labour force participation; taxation; targeted tax incentives;
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    JEL classification:

    • H24 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Personal Income and Other Nonbusiness Taxes and Subsidies
    • H31 - Public Economics - - Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents - - - Household
    • J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure

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