France belongs to the group of OECD countries with relatively high tax levels. In recent years French governments have been increasingly aware that the tax system may have negative effects on growth and employment and some reforms have been introduced to reduce tax distortions. There has, however, been no grand reform design and it is also not clear in which direction it should go. This paper describes the main characteristics and the developments of the French tax system and examines some of its economic distortions and complexities. A future tax reform agenda could focus on the following five elements: First, reduce labour tax distortions by further reductions in social security contributions for low paid workers and reducing the withdraw...
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This article offers a critical reading of the book: "Towards a revolution of the French Tax System" ...
Tax reform is a major subject of current debates on the French economy. Yet, such a reform could hav...
Tax reform in France: analysis and prospects Gael Dupont, Jacques Le Cacheux, Henri Sterdyniak et Vi...
How to raise taxes on income Measures with unequal effects - The French, it is well known, pay much ...
La France se caractérise par la coexistence d’un impôt sur le revenu (IR) progressif, familialisé, c...
The paper analyzes the structure of the French redistribution system, and investigates some directio...
This paper examines the question of tax reform in OECD countries. First, the reasons for tax reform ...
The aim of this work is a detailed description of French taxation system in 2008 and analysis of its...
The case for reform of the social security financing in France Henri Sterdyniak and Pierre Villa In ...
In France, the main objective of structural tax/benefit reform has been to cut low-wage payroll cont...
La France, de même que tous les pays développés à économie de marché, possède une fiscalité élaborée...
Cette thèse examine les réponses des individus et des ménages aux politiques fiscales et de redistri...
In most countries, the taxation of households' liquid and financial assets is distinct from that of ...
The paper characterizes the optimal tax scheme in an open economy with structural inefficiencies on ...
The Unification of Tax Systems Problems and Perspectives - The most difficult and urgent problems wh...
This article offers a critical reading of the book: "Towards a revolution of the French Tax System" ...
Tax reform is a major subject of current debates on the French economy. Yet, such a reform could hav...
Tax reform in France: analysis and prospects Gael Dupont, Jacques Le Cacheux, Henri Sterdyniak et Vi...
How to raise taxes on income Measures with unequal effects - The French, it is well known, pay much ...
La France se caractérise par la coexistence d’un impôt sur le revenu (IR) progressif, familialisé, c...
The paper analyzes the structure of the French redistribution system, and investigates some directio...
This paper examines the question of tax reform in OECD countries. First, the reasons for tax reform ...
The aim of this work is a detailed description of French taxation system in 2008 and analysis of its...
The case for reform of the social security financing in France Henri Sterdyniak and Pierre Villa In ...
In France, the main objective of structural tax/benefit reform has been to cut low-wage payroll cont...
La France, de même que tous les pays développés à économie de marché, possède une fiscalité élaborée...
Cette thèse examine les réponses des individus et des ménages aux politiques fiscales et de redistri...
In most countries, the taxation of households' liquid and financial assets is distinct from that of ...
The paper characterizes the optimal tax scheme in an open economy with structural inefficiencies on ...
The Unification of Tax Systems Problems and Perspectives - The most difficult and urgent problems wh...
This article offers a critical reading of the book: "Towards a revolution of the French Tax System" ...