Impact of standard rate of VAT on tax mix in EU 27

Authors

ŠINKYŘÍKOVÁ Tereza SOUKOPOVÁ Jana

Year of publication 2012
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Acta universitatis agriculturae et silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Economics and Administration

Citation
Field Management and administrative
Keywords VAT; effectiveness; standard rate of VAT; tax mix; average; median
Description The Value Added Tax (VAT) is one of the key resources within tax collection and therefore VAT effectiveness and VAT complexity represent one of the current world topics. Standard rates of VAT may and may not be the simple key to define whether VAT is important in the tax mix or not. This paper focuses on the question whether the amount of the VAT rate has an impact on the share of VAT in the tax mix. The VAT share on total taxes is studied in connection of average and median standard rates applied so as to answer the question: “Do the countries with higher share of VAT in the tax mix set its standard rates of VAT beyond the average of EU 27?” The paper examines this issue using data EU member countries, especially EU 27, in years 1995–2010.
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