The determinants of municipal tax rates in British Columbia

作者: Craig Brett , Joris Pinkse

DOI: 10.1111/0008-4085.00037

关键词: Tax avoidanceEconomicsTax creditValue-added taxDirect taxWelfare economicsEconomic policyTax reformIndirect taxAd valorem taxDouble taxation

摘要: In this paper we study the regional pattern of municipal business property tax rates in province British Columbia. Reduced-form tax-setting equations produce some evidence that governments respond to changes neighbouring jurisdictions. A joint investigation determinants base and taxation decisions, however, reveals it is difficult interpret response as arising primarily out competition over base. There also are sensitive taxes set on same by super-municipal bodies. JEL Classification: C33, H71 Les des taux d'imposition municipale en Colombie Britannique. Dans ce memoire, les auteurs etudient le sur la propriete fonciere commerciale dans de On montre a l'aide d'un modele forme reduite d'equations definition que gouvernements municipaux reagissent aux changements leur voisinage. Cependant, un examen conjoint et decisions municipales qu'il est difficile d'interpreter cette reaction comme emanant d'une concurrence fiscale. aussi sont sensibles niveaux fiscalite imposes meme par autorites supra-municipales.

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