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Malaysia: Staff Report for the 2021 Article IV Consultation—Informational Annex
International Monetary Fund. Asia and Pacific Dept

2021 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Malaysia

Keywords:
ISCR; CR; procurement rule; Malaysian authorities; open economy; short-term debt; headline inflation; money market rate; list exchange rate; GDP estimate; Financial statistics; Financial soundness indicators; Medium term revenue strategy; Monetary statistics; Global
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Statement by Hazem Beblawi, Executive Director for Arab Republic of Egypt, and Ms. Wafa Abdelati, Senior Advisor to the Executive Director June 26, 2020
International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept.

On behalf of the Egyptian authorities, I would like to thank Management and the Board for their support in response to the sudden balance of payment shock under the RFI, and their continued support under this SBA request. We also thank staff for the close engagement during remote missions and the careful deliberations and reports. The authorities are in broad agreement with the assessment of the fallout on the economy from the COVID-19 pandemic and the policy response. I will focus this statement on the policies to mitigate the shock and support economic recovery and key priorities for the medium-term.

Keywords:
ISCR; CR; staff's appraisal; safeguards assessment of the Central Bank of Egypt; draft bill; update to the safeguards assessment; government priority; Debt service; Credit; Global; support package; government policy; sound policy framework; policy credibility; growth potential; Budget planning and preparation; Medium term revenue strategy; Competition; Medium-term debt strategy
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The Value Added Tax and Growth: Design Matters
Mr. Santiago Acosta Ormaechea and Atsuyoshi Morozumi
Does the design of a tax matter for growth? Assembling a novel dataset for 30 OECD countries over the 1970-2016 period, this paper examines whether the value added tax (VAT) may have different effects on long-run growth depending on whether it is raised through the standard rate or through C-efficiency (a measure of the departure of the VAT from a perfectly enforced tax levied at a single rate on all consumption). Our key findings are twofold. First, for a given total tax revenue, a rise in the VAT, financed by a fall in income taxes, promotes growth only when the VAT is raised through C-efficiency. Second, for a given VAT revenue, a rise in Cefficiency, offset by a fall in the standard rate, also promotes growth. The implication is thus that in OECD countries broadening the VAT base through fewer reduced rates and exemptions is more conducive to higher long-run growth than a rise in the standard rate.
Keywords:
WP; tax revenue; real GDP; personal income; VAT; Economic growth; Standard rate; C-efficiency; Base broadening; VAT revenue; VAT component; rate differentiation; growth effect; VAT share; VAT base; Value-added tax; Tax efficiency; Income and capital gains taxes; Consumption taxes; Global
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ISORA 2016: Understanding Revenue Administration
William Joseph Crandall, Elizabeth Gavin, and Mr. Andrew R Masters
This paper presents the results of the International Survey on Revenue Administration (ISORA) deployed during 2016 and covering fiscal years 2014 and 2015. It is made possible by the participation of 135 tax administrations from around the world that provided data.
Keywords:
DPPP; DP; tax administration; income tax; time series; collection ratio; human resources; value-added tax; higher-income jurisdiction; ISORA participant; full-time equivalent; Tax administration core functions; International Survey on Revenue Administration (ISORA); Personal income; Administration in revenue administration; Middle East and Central Asia; Asia and Pacific; Sub-Saharan Africa; Europe; Western Hemisphere
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Assessing the Macroeconomic Impact of Structural Reforms in Chile
Metodij Hadzi-Vaskov
This study investigates the likely macroeconomic impact of various structural reforms that align the Chilean regulatory framework with international best practices. In this context, the analysis: i) presents a comparison across a large set of structural indicators; ii) identifies policy gaps with respect to OECD countries; and iii) provides quantification of the likely growth and fiscal impact of policy reforms needed to close the gaps. Chile’s economy is likely to benefit from streamlining business regulation and licensing, strengthening innovation and R&D capacity, improving labor market flexibility, and enhancing active labor market policies. Overall, the study presents a scenario in which Chile closes structural gaps with OECD’s 25th percentile over five years, with up to 6 percent higher output level and a cumulative net fiscal gain of about ½ percent of GDP.
Keywords:
WP; IMF staff calculation; SPIDER database; OECD distribution; OECD Pisa; OECD group; OECD median; Structural Reforms; Chile; Productivity; Active labor market policies; Total factor productivity; Tax gap; Employment protection; Global
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Republic of Poland: Technical Assistance Report-Revenue Administration Gap Analysis Program—The Value-Added Tax Gap
International Monetary Fund. Fiscal Affairs Dept.
This report presents the results of applying the Revenue Administration Gap Analysis Program (RA-GAP) value-added tax (VAT) gap estimation methodology1 to Poland for the period 2010–16. The RA-GAP methodology employs a top-down approach for estimating the potential VAT base, using statistical data from national accounts on value-added generated in each sector. There are two main components to this methodology for estimating the VAT gap: 1) estimate the potential VAT collections for a given period; and 2) determine the accrued VAT collections for that period. The difference between the two values is the VAT gap. RA-GAP provides estimates of the two components of the tax gap: the compliance gap and the policy gap. The compliance gap is the difference between the potential VAT that could have been collected given the current policy framework and actual accrued VAT collections. The policy gap is the difference between the overall tax gap and the compliance gap. To put the level and trends of the compliance gap into context it is also necessary to analyze the level and trends of the overall tax gap and the policy gap.
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; VAT; gap; compliance gap; VAT gap; revenue; yield; gap estimate; VAT collection; VAT revenue; Tax gap; Value-added tax; Revenue Administration Gap Analysis Program (RA-GAP); Tax efficiency; Europe
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Romania: Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
This Selected Issues paper reviews the level and structure of tax revenues in Romania and proposes options to improve revenue mobilization drawing from other countries’ experiences. Tax revenue in Romania is low compared with peers and has been declining over time. Strengthening the tax administration is crucial to improving tax collection efficiency in Romania, and requires commitment and ownership at the highest levels. Implementing and operationalizing new information technology infrastructure in Romania is a key priority, given its outdated and fragile systems. Romania should also conduct a comprehensive review of its tax system. This review would guide future reform needs in the area of tax policy with the primarily focus on improving revenue productivity and the growth-friendliness of the tax system.
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; Romania; revenue; NICs; VAT; reform priorities drawing; tax administration; administration reform; tax efficiency; strength index; efficiency gap; refund processing; Tax administration core functions; Tax efficiency; Value-added tax; Social security contributions; Europe
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Tax Administration and Firm Performance: New Data and Evidence for Emerging Market and Developing Economies
Ms. Era Dabla-Norris, Florian Misch, Mr. Duncan Cleary, and Munawer Khwaja
Tax compliance costs tend to be disproportionately higher for small and young businesses. This paper examines how the quality of tax administration affects firm performance for a large sample of firms in emerging market and developing economies. We construct a novel, internationally comparable, and multidimensional index of tax administration quality (the TAQI) using information from the Tax Administration Diagnostic Assessment Tool. We show that better tax administration attenuates the productivity gap of small and young firms relative to larger and older firms, a result that is robust to controlling for other aspects of tax policy and of economic governance, alternative definitions of small and young firms, and measures of the quality of tax administration. From a policy perspective, we provide evidence that countries can reap growth and productivity dividends from improvements in tax administration that lower compliance costs faced by firms.
Keywords:
WP; tax administration; compliance cost; firm performance; total factor productivity; omitted firm category; small business; firm productivity; cash flow; enterprise manager; micro enterprise; compliance burden; Tax administration core functions; Compliance costs; Tax return filing compliance; Labor productivity; Tax Administration Diagnostic and Assessment Tool (TADAT); Central and Eastern Europe; Central Asia; Global
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The Revenue Administration–Gap Analysis Program: An Analytical Framework for Excise Duty Gap Estimation
Mr. Mick Thackray
The IMF Fiscal Affairs Department’s Revenue Administration Gap Analysis Program (RA-GAP) assists revenue administrations from IMF member countries in monitoring taxpayer compliance through tax gap analysis. The RA-GAP analytical framework for estimating excise gaps presented in this Technical Note sets out the steps and data required for comprehensive top-down gap estimates based on a comparison of actual collections to potential collections, which is estimated from consumption (or use) and expenditure of excise commodities. The note outlines the motivation for, and different approaches to, excise gap estimation; and identifies the design criteria for robust gap estimates. The note was jointly produced by RA-GAP team and the Slovak Republic’s Institute for Financial Policy, piloting the framework for the mineral oils excise gap in Slovakia.
Keywords:
TNM; gap estimate; excise rate; excise gap; compliance risk; gap analysis; Tax Administration; Tax Compliance; Excise; Tax Gap; Tax Avoidance; Tax Evasion; Excise Smuggling; Cross-Border Shopping; Shadow Economy; Non-Observed Economy; excise collection; excise goods; rate change; gap study; understanding excise transaction; Excises; Consumption; Tax administration core functions