Who Pays the Tax?
18 Mar 2016 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, economics, public economics Tags: tax incidence
The impact of the 1986 GST on the New Zealand tax mix since 1965
17 Mar 2016 Leave a comment
in economic history, politics - New Zealand, public economics Tags: growth of government, GST, income tax, size of government, taxation and labour supply, VAT
The introduction of the GST in 1986 led to a major change in the New Zealand tax mix. There was no offsetting income tax cuts.
Source: Tax – Tax on goods and services – OECD Data and Tax – Tax on personal income – OECD Data.
Combined federal, state and local company tax rates across the OECD, 2015
17 Mar 2016 Leave a comment
in politics - New Zealand, public economics Tags: British economy, company tax rate, optimal tax theory
Britain will have the 2nd lowest company tax rate across the OECD by 2020. The 2016 British budget announced overnight reduces the tax to 17% by 2020.
Source: OECD Stat Table II.1. Corporate income tax rate.
New Zealand Post (incl. Kiwibank) dividends
15 Mar 2016 Leave a comment
in industrial organisation, monetary economics, politics - USA, public economics Tags: economics of banking, government ownership, KiwiBank, network industries, New Zealand Greens, New Zealand Post, rational irrationality, state owned enterprises
Source: New Zealand Treasury – data released under the Official Information Act.
Tax burdens of the top 10% across the OECD
14 Mar 2016 Leave a comment
in politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, public economics Tags: taxation and entrepreneurship, taxation and investment, taxation and labour supply, top 1%
General government expenditure and general government revenue as a % of Australian and New Zealand GDP since 1970
13 Mar 2016 Leave a comment
in budget deficits, economic history, fiscal policy, macroeconomics, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, public economics Tags: Australia, growth of government, size of government
I do not trust the numbers for New Zealand prior to the early 1990s released by the OECD. New Zealand simply did not have a tax structure including a GST in the double digits back then to support estate of that size. Nonetheless, the size of government in New Zealand is systematically larger than in Australia, a richer country which can afford a large government and generous welfare state.
Source: General government – General government revenue – OECD Data and Data extracted on 12 Feb 2016 08:45 UTC (GMT) from OECD.Stat from OECD Economic Outlook November 2015.
General government spending and general government revenue as % of US GDP since 1970
12 Mar 2016 Leave a comment
in budget deficits, economic history, fiscal policy, politics - USA, public economics Tags: growth of government, size of government
Source: General government – General government spending – OECD Data and Source: General government – General government revenue – OECD Data.
The Scandinavian welfare states are mooching off the USA
10 Mar 2016 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, entrepreneurship, politics - USA, public economics
The welfare states in Scandinavia do not make their societies any less unequal than most other welfare states once you take into account taxes and transfers – after-tax redistributions.
Presidential candidate tax plans and economic growth
06 Mar 2016 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, economic growth, fiscal policy, macroeconomics, politics - USA, public economics Tags: 2016 presidential election, taxation and entrepreneurship, taxation and investment, taxation and labour supply
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Effective marginal tax rates on single and dual earner families in the USA, Britain, France, Germany, Canada, Italy, Sweden, Denmark, Australia and New Zealand
05 Mar 2016 Leave a comment
in economics of love and marriage, fiscal policy, gender, labour economics, labour supply, law and economics, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, public economics Tags: Australia, British economy, Canada, Denmark, effective marginal tax rates, family tax benefits, family tax credits, France, Germany, in-work tax credits, Italy, poverty traps, rational irrationality, social insurance, Sweden, taxation and labour supply
Some countries including New Zealand and Australia do not give ordinary families much of an incentive to earn more. Effective marginal tax rates on low income families is one of the few times that the Left discovers supply-side economics.
Source: Taxing Wages 2015 – OECD 2015.
Income tax plus employee Social Security contributions less tax benefits by family structure in the US, Britain, Canada, Germany, Italy, Denmark, France, Sweden, Australia and New Zealand
05 Mar 2016 Leave a comment
in fiscal policy, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, public economics Tags: Australia, British economy, Canada, Denmark, family taxation, France, Germany, Italy, social insurance, Sweden, taxation and labour supply
Those sensitive and caring northern European welfare states do tax families rather heavily even after accounting for family cash benefits.
Source: Taxing Wages 2015 – OECD 2015.
Income tax plus employee contributions less cash benefits as % of earnings by family type in USA, Britain, Canada, Sweden, France, Italy, Denmark, Germany, Australia and New Zealand
04 Mar 2016 Leave a comment
in fiscal policy, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, public economics Tags: Australia, British economy, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, social insurance, Social Security, Sweden, taxation and labour supply
Those much admired northern European welfare states tax families and individuals much more than do the Anglo-Saxon welfare states.
Source: Taxing Wages 2015 – OECD 2015.
Income tax and social security contributions as a percentage of gross wage earnings in the USA, Britain, Canada, Germany, Denmark, Italy, France, Sweden, Australia and New Zealand
04 Mar 2016 Leave a comment
in fiscal policy, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, public economics Tags: Australia, British economy, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Italy, social insurance, Social Security, Sweden, taxation and labour supply
Source: Taxing Wages 2015 – OECD 2015.
Income tax plus employee and employer social security contributions as % of labour costs in US, Britain, Germany, Italy, Canada, Australia, Sweden and Denmark
03 Mar 2016 Leave a comment
in fiscal policy, public economics Tags: Australia, British economy, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Italy, social insurance, Social Security, Sweden, taxation and labour supply
Social Security contributions as a percentage of GDP in the G7 countries
03 Mar 2016 Leave a comment
in economic history, public economics Tags: British economy, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, social insurance, Social Security, taxation and labour supply
Source: Revenue Statistics 2015 – OECD 2015.
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