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Comprehensive Tax Reform in Jamaica

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  • Roy Bahl

    (Georgia State University, Atlanta)

  • Sally Wallace

    (Georgia State University, Atlanta)

Abstract

When the fiscal situation of a country gets too far out of control, government will often call for a comprehensive review of the tax system to try to get back on a sustainable path. Jamaica is just such a case. The Government of Jamaica called in 2005 for a tax reform to address the fiscal problems. The articles in this special issue of Public Finance Review , and this overview, describe the analytic work that was undertaken to support Jamaica’s comprehensive tax reform efforts. The contributions here are in the approach taken, in the analytic work, and in the lessons from these efforts.

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  • Roy Bahl & Sally Wallace, 2007. "Comprehensive Tax Reform in Jamaica," Public Finance Review, , vol. 35(1), pages 4-25, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:pubfin:v:35:y:2007:i:1:p:4-25
    DOI: 10.1177/1091142106293457
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    4. Benno Torgler & James Alm & Jorge Martinez-Vazquez, 2005. "Russian Attitudes Toward Paying Taxes – Before, During, and After the Transition (2005)," International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU paper0518, International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University.

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