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Temporary VAT exemption in Colombia: How did household consumption respond?

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  • Luis E. Arango
  • Luz A. Flórez
  • N. Johana Marín
  • Carlos E. Posada

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This paper analyzes whether the policy of VAT exemption days, implemented in Colombia between 2020 and 2022 for some products and merchandise lines, had a positive effect on the consumption of such exempted goods. The evidence show an intertemporal substitution in consumption of the items that benefited from the VAT exemption policy around the months when the policy came into effect; that is, purchases of these goods decreased in the months before and after the month of the VAT-free day, on which purchases increased. Moreover, we find that the VAT exemption days have a transitory positive effect on the items covered by the policy compared with those not covered. In terms of prices, we also find evidence of a transitory reduction in prices. **** RESUMEN: Este articulo estudia si la política de días sin IVA implementada en Colombia durante 2020-2022 tuvo un efecto positivo en el consumo de los bienes exentos de dicho impuesto. Los resultados indican la existencia de una sustitución intertemporal en las categorías exentas del IVA en los meses cercanos a la adopción de la política; esto es, las compras de estos bienes se redujeron en los meses anterior y posterior al mes del día sin IVA, en el cual las compras aumentaron. Adicionalmente, nuestros resultados indican que los días sin IVA tuvieron un efecto positivo pero transitorio en el consumo de los bienes exentos de dicho impuesto comparados con aquellos no exentos. En términos de precios, los resultados también muestran una reducción transitoria en precios.

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  • Luis E. Arango & Luz A. Flórez & N. Johana Marín & Carlos E. Posada, 2024. "Temporary VAT exemption in Colombia: How did household consumption respond?," Borradores de Economia 1281, Banco de la Republica de Colombia.
  • Handle: RePEc:bdr:borrec:1281
    DOI: 10.32468/be.1281
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    Keywords

    VAT exemption; household consumption; intertemporal substitution; intratemporal substitution; cost–benefit; días sin IVA; consumo de los hogares; sustitución intertemporal; sustitución intratemporal; análisis costobeneficio.;
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    JEL classification:

    • D12 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
    • D15 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Intertemporal Household Choice; Life Cycle Models and Saving
    • D61 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Allocative Efficiency; Cost-Benefit Analysis

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