Despite decades of impressive economic growth, tax revenues in the Dominican Republic (DR) remain well below the … regional average. The DR's tax base is extremely narrow, with extensive exemptions, deductions, zero-ratings, and allowances … across all major tax categories. Tax expenditures amounted to an estimated 4.8 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in …

This study has three main objectives. First, it aims to assess the impact of tobacco excise tax increases over 2012 …-14 on prices, consumption levels, and tax revenues in Senegal, as well as the response by tobacco companies to such … increases. Second, the report models the potential impact of two scenarios involving future excise tax increases on tobacco …

The postponement of 2012 VAT Law implementation means that the higher tax revenues expected from the measure will be … starting July 1, 2017 at the originally proposed rate of 15 percent would have yielded additional tax revenue of about 1 …-fall. Automation and process simplification could bring additional tax revenues ranging from 0.3 to 0.7 percent of GDP in FY2018. There …

tobacco tax increases in Gabon in the period 2018-2021 …

This country report assesses the impact of tobacco tax policy increases on prices, consumption, and fiscal revenue. The …

. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the European Union are supporting authorities with direct tax policy, non-tax …-added tax (VAT) and excise taxes. The report provides an overview of the main features of tax policy and administration in … the understanding of how Guinea can increase its tax revenues. On VAT, the study finds that addressing policy and …