The Kingdom of the Netherlands-Aruba: Technical Assistance Report-Towards a Sustainable Tax System

December 18, 2018

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The Kingdom of the Netherlands-Aruba: Technical Assistance Report-Towards a Sustainable Tax System, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2018) accessed December 26, 2024

Summary

Over the last decade, Aruba has faced three recessions resulting in a public debt of approximately 90 percent of GDP. Its current budget deficit needs to be reduced and Aruba should close a fiscal gap of 1.5-2 percent of GDP over the next two to three years to return to a sustainable path. Earlier this year, the authorities have introduced a crisis package, mainly by increasing the turnover taxes. This temporary tax measure should be replaced by a tax reform that will modernize and simplify the current system. The new tax system should not only raise more revenue, but also shift the tax burden away from income and profits toward consumption. The current system is not well equipped to make these changes. In replacing the crisis levy, the Government sees an opportunity to streamline the current tax system, modernize it, and make it more sustainable for the future needs of Aruba.

Subject: Consumption taxes, Excises, National accounts, Personal income, Sales tax, Taxes, Value-added tax

Keywords: Caribbean, Consumption taxes, CR, Excises, Global, Indirect tax, ISCR, License fee, Personal income, Progressive tax, Proportional tax, Sales tax, Tax burden, Tax rate, Tax system, Transfer tax, Turnover tax, Value-added tax, Withholding tax, Zero rating

Publication Details

Pages:

75
Volume:

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DOI:

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Issue:

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Series:

Country Report No. 2018/363
Stock No:

1ABWEA2018001
ISBN:

9781484380130
ISSN:

1934-7685

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