Greece: Selected Issues

May 2, 2008

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Greece: Selected Issues, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2008) accessed December 3, 2024

Summary

This paper provides an assessment of Greece’s competitiveness, export performance, and national saving and investment. It examines the Greek tax ratio and structure, and places them in the EU context. It also reviews the design of the various tax categories, and identifies the scope for further simplifying the tax system and broadening the tax base. The paper discusses that it would be desirable to raise the tax ratio through expanding the tax base before considering raising tax rates.

Subject: Corporate income tax, Income and capital gains taxes, Income tax systems, National accounts, Personal income, Personal income tax, Taxes

Keywords: Asia and Pacific, C. export performance, Corporate income tax, CR, Europe, Export, Export category, Global, Housing investment, Income and capital gains taxes, Income tax systems, ISCR, Manufacturing firm, Medium-to high-tech export, Personal income, Personal income, Personal income tax, Saving-investment gap

Publication Details

Pages:

41
Volume:

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DOI:

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Issue:

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Series:

Country Report No. 2008/147
Stock No:

1GRCEA2008001
ISBN:

9781451816297
ISSN:

1934-7685

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