Belgium has a heavy tax burden which has mainly fallen on labour as international tax competition has limited the scope to which this burden could be imposed on capital. This has raised concerns about possible adverse labour market impacts from such high tax rates. In view of these concerns, the government has made substantial cuts in employers’ social security contributions, has reduced employees’ social security contributions and, in the context of a personal income tax reform, has introduced an earned income tax credit. All of these measures have been focused on low-income earners, maximising their favourable labour-market effects by increasing the likelihood that they produce lasting reductions in labour costs and/or reductions in benef...
Corporations are a vehicle for shareholders to indirectly operate business and hopefully make profit...
Payroll tax reductions for the low paid Jean-Paul Fitoussi A review of different theoretical models ...
In France, the main objective of structural tax/benefit reform has been to cut low-wage payroll cont...
income tax reform which is being phased in progressively between 2002 and 2005. This reform was moti...
This paper investigates how tax policy could contribute to structural reforms that benefit the Belgi...
During last decade, improved macroeconomic and budgetary condi-tions have allowed for fiscal reforms...
During last decade, improved macroeconomic and budgetary conditions have allowed for fiscal reforms ...
During the last decade, several EU countries have tried to tackle unemployment and low activity rate...
During the last decade, several EU countries have tried to tackle unemployment and low activity rate...
The adverse distributional effects of a flat tax are well known and have been documented by empirica...
This paper investigates the possible labour market and fiscal impacts of labour tax reductions in a ...
Belgium is characterised by a comparatively high tax wedge. Starting from the end of the 90’s there ...
The Flemish government implemented in 2007 an in-work tax credit in order to increase theemployment ...
In line with the Earned Income Tax Credit in the United States and the Working Family Tax Credit in ...
Belgium has seen major changes in its tax-benefit system over the past twenty years. These changes h...
Corporations are a vehicle for shareholders to indirectly operate business and hopefully make profit...
Payroll tax reductions for the low paid Jean-Paul Fitoussi A review of different theoretical models ...
In France, the main objective of structural tax/benefit reform has been to cut low-wage payroll cont...
income tax reform which is being phased in progressively between 2002 and 2005. This reform was moti...
This paper investigates how tax policy could contribute to structural reforms that benefit the Belgi...
During last decade, improved macroeconomic and budgetary condi-tions have allowed for fiscal reforms...
During last decade, improved macroeconomic and budgetary conditions have allowed for fiscal reforms ...
During the last decade, several EU countries have tried to tackle unemployment and low activity rate...
During the last decade, several EU countries have tried to tackle unemployment and low activity rate...
The adverse distributional effects of a flat tax are well known and have been documented by empirica...
This paper investigates the possible labour market and fiscal impacts of labour tax reductions in a ...
Belgium is characterised by a comparatively high tax wedge. Starting from the end of the 90’s there ...
The Flemish government implemented in 2007 an in-work tax credit in order to increase theemployment ...
In line with the Earned Income Tax Credit in the United States and the Working Family Tax Credit in ...
Belgium has seen major changes in its tax-benefit system over the past twenty years. These changes h...
Corporations are a vehicle for shareholders to indirectly operate business and hopefully make profit...
Payroll tax reductions for the low paid Jean-Paul Fitoussi A review of different theoretical models ...
In France, the main objective of structural tax/benefit reform has been to cut low-wage payroll cont...