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Enhancing the Effectiveness of Public Spending in Finland

Hemmings, Philip; Turner, David; Parviainen, Seija - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2003

Finland is committed to high quality and extensive public services and a high level of income redistribution. The heavy tax burden these commitments require is becoming increasingly difficult to sustain due to tax competition and the need to harmonise certain taxes with other EU countries. These...

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Dividing the Pie in Brazil: Income Distribution, Social Policies and the New Middle Class

Arnold, Jens; Jalles, João - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2014

, the latter notably through the successful “Bolsa Familia” programme. Among public services, improved access to education … interventions such as expanding early-childhood education, by reducing grade-repetition and through more tailored support for those … incentives for teachers. Performance of public services devoted to health and transports has been mixed. Public health services …

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Sustaining Korea's Convergence to the Highest-Income Countries

Jones, Randall S.; Urasawa, Satoshi - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2012

young people, improved vocational education at the secondary and tertiary levels would help overcome the labour mismatch … problem and the overemphasis on tertiary education. Enhancing educational quality at all levels would promote productivity …

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Tackling Labour Mismatches and Promoting Mobility in Hungary

Sorbe, Stéphane - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2014

unemployment rate. Mobility is hampered by the underdevelopment of the rental housing market, while there is room to enhance the …

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Options for Reforming The Tax System in Greece

Bronchi, Chiara - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2001

For many years Greece has not made a systematic effort to redesign the whole tax system. Changes to taxation have been made in a piecemeal fashion, and many of them have led to a complex and non-transparent system, characterised by narrow bases and fairly high rates. There has also been a...

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Reforming the Tax System in Portugal

Bronchi, Chiara; Gomes-Santos, José C. - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2001

The Portuguese tax system has developed positively in the past decade. Following the 1989 tax reform, tax bases have been broadened and statutory tax rates lowered. The overall tax burden is not high by international comparison and the tax mix relies on the more neutral consumption taxes....

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The Tax System in Japan: A Need for Comprehensive Reform

Dalsgaard, Thomas; Kawagoe, Masaaki - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2000

The Japanese tax system applies relatively low marginal tax rates on most economic activities which, in combination with moderate tax elasticities of the bases, indicate that the overall distortion from the tax system (the excess burden) is probably modest compared with other OECD countries....

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Tax Systems in European Union Countries

Joumard, Isabelle - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2001

The tax-to-GDP ratio rose steadily in most EU countries up to the late 1990s, largely reflecting a sustained expansion of public sector commitments to welfare provision. Since the late 1990s, many EU countries have cut tax rates. However, the tax burden in the EU area remains much higher than in...

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Ageing, Welfare Serviced and Municipalities in Finland

Lundsgaard, Jens - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2005

With population ageing setting in sooner and more forcefully than in other OECD countries, Finland needs to reorder its fiscal priorities so as to ensure fiscal sustainability. That will require considerable reform as public spending currently expands vigorously. While GDP growth has slowed from...

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The Tax System in Korea: More Fairness and Less Complexity Required

Dalsgaard, Thomas - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2000

The tax burden in Korea is among the lowest in the OECD area, mainly reflecting that the social safety net is at an early stage of development. The low tax burden implies limited tax induced economic distortions but as expenditure pressures will mount in the future, neutrality and efficiency of...

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