IMF Working Papers Volume 2020 Issue 176: Coordinating Revenue Incentive Policies in the Caribbean (2020)

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Coordinating Revenue Incentive Policies in the Caribbean

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Ding Ding

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Samira Kalla

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Mr. Manuel Rosales Torres

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Abdoul Karim Sidibé

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Series:: IMF Working Papers

Volume/Issue:: Volume 2020: Issue 176

Publication Date:: 28 Aug 2020

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513555973.001

ISBN:: 9781513555973

ISSN:: 1018-5941

Pages:: 32

Keywords:: WP; revenue; ECCU country; price; country; foregone revenue; incentive policy; type country; tourism sector; regimes in the ECCU; Tax incentives; Corporate income tax; Foreign direct investment; Natural disasters; Competition; Caribbean; tax competition; tourism; citizenship-by-investment; regional policy coordination; competition model; ECCU member country; ECCU citizenship program

Legal-disclaimer:: IMF Working Papers describe research in progress by the author(s) and are published to elicit comments and to encourage debate. The views expressed in IMF Working Papers are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of the IMF, its Executive Board, or IMF management.

Series:: IMF Working Papers

Volume/Issue:: Volume 2020: Issue 176

Language:: English

Publication Date:: 28 Aug 2020

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513555973.001

ISBN:: 9781513555973

ISSN:: 1018-5941

Pages:: 32

Keywords:: WP; revenue; ECCU country; price; country; foregone revenue; incentive policy; type country; tourism sector; regimes in the ECCU; Tax incentives; Corporate income tax; Foreign direct investment; Natural disasters; Competition; Caribbean; tax competition; tourism; citizenship-by-investment; regional policy coordination; competition model; ECCU member country; ECCU citizenship program

Legal-disclaimer:: IMF Working Papers describe research in progress by the author(s) and are published to elicit comments and to encourage debate. The views expressed in IMF Working Papers are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of the IMF, its Executive Board, or IMF management.

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The pervasive use of tax incentives is costly for the Caribbean countries, yet the benefits seem limited. Better policy coordination at the regional level is needed to help overcome the collective action problems and generate more revenue to support the much-needed infrastructure investment. Using the region’s Citizenship-by-Investment (CBI) programs as an example, we also show that a price-quantity coordination mechanism can help achieve an efficient outcome with greater CBI incomes for member countries.

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