LA COMPOSICIÓN DE LA CAPACIDAD TRIBUTARIA: EVIDENCIA PARA UN PANEL DE PAÍSES

<p>En este documento analizo la relación que existe entre el crecimiento económico, el comercio exterior y la capacidad tributaria. Sostengo que los impuestos no necesariamente distorsionan la eficiencia y que dependen de la actividad económica. Para documentar la hipótesis realizo cuatro modelos panel cointegrados para un grupo de 55 países y su subsecuente división de acuerdo con tres niveles de ingreso para el periodo de 1990-2018. Los resultados obtenidos muestran que el crecimiento económico es una condición <em>sine qua non</em> para determinar la capacidad recaudatoria pero no es suficiente en aquellos países con desigualdad económica. Por lo tanto, es necesario estimular el desarrollo económico y promover reformas fiscales progresivas.</p><p> </p><p align="center">THE COMPOSITION OF TAX EFFORT: EVIDENCE FOR A PANEL OF COUNTRIES.</p><p align="center"><strong>ABSTRACT</strong></p><p>This document analyzes the relationship between economic growth, foreign trade and tax capacity. It is argued that taxes do not distort efficiency and that they depend on economic activity. In order to empirically support our hypothesis, four cointegrated panel models are carried out for a group of 55 countries and their subsequent division according to three income levels for the period 1990-2018. The results obtained show that economic growth is a <em>sine qua non</em> condition for determining tax capacity, but it is not enough in countries plagued with economic inequality. Therefore, it is necessary to stimulate economic development and promote progressive fiscal reforms.</p>

Scientific-Theoretical and Practical Aspects of Increasing the Tax Potential in Ensuring the Economic Security of the Regions

The article describes the scientific, theoretical and practical aspects of increasing the tax capacity to ensure the economic security of the regions. The results of scientific research on economic security and tax potential are reflected. Also, the example of Kashkadarya region provides an analysis of regional development indicators and tax revenues. Important conclusions and practical recommendations on the subject are formed.

“Getting to Denmark" from Indonesia: Starting from State Institutions or Tax Capacity?

Introduction/Main Objectives: This paper is aimed at answering the following research questions: Where should Indonesia’s journey toward a prosperous society start from? Should state institutions be improved first to increase the tax collection necessary to finance this journey? Or should the tax capacity be improved first to help improve the institutions? Background Problems: Maintaining good quality state institutions requires fiscal support and, vice versa, maintaining fiscal support through tax revenue requires the existence of good quality state institutions. This paper empirically examines which of these two aspects needs to be improved first to achieve a better society for Indonesians. Novelty: To the best of the author’s knowledge this paper may be the first that tries to empirically explore the causal relationships between the quality of Indonesia’s state institutions and its tax capacity. Research Methods: Answers to the research questions were approached by employing a vector error-correction model of governance indicators and tax revenue data for Indonesia, covering the period from 2002 to 2017. Finding / Results: It has been found that, for Indonesia, the quality of the state institutions and the tax capacity did not have a causal relationship in any direction. Conclusion: Indonesia seems to be caught in a dilemma: On one side, choosing the strategy of improving the quality of the institutions first may not be sustainable because it is unlikely to lead to improvements in the tax capacity, thus the prospects for sustaining good-quality institutions may be uncertain due to the possible lack of fiscal support. On the other hand, improving the tax capacity first does not seem to be a reliable strategy either because it may not result in better quality state institutions, hence revenue mobilization efforts might not be effective due to the incomplete support provided by the poor-quality institutions

Tax Effort of the Indian States from 2001–2002 to 2016–2017: A Stochastic Frontier Approach

This article estimates the tax capacity and tax effort of 17 major states of India from 2001–2002 to 2016–2017 using the stochastic frontier panel data model. It is found that per capita income, agriculture activity, infrastructure, labour force and bank credit are the significant determinants of tax capacity, while social sector spending and central transfer to states are significant in determining tax effort. The Goods and Services Tax has reduced the states’ tax powers. Therefore, the states are highly dependent on their limited legislative taxes for revenue mobilization. However, there is little scope for the subnational governments to increase tax revenue as all states have achieved at least 90% of their tax potential.

Reviewing Local Revenue Capacity in Indonesia

Fiscal capacity through Local Own-Source Revenuedescribes the region's ability to explore existing sources of income in the region. Data from BPS (2019) on the level of regional independence shows 11 provinces in the low category, 15 provinces in the low category, and eight provinces in the moderate category. Until now, no province in Indonesia has been included in the high category of regional independence. The novelty of this study, trying to revisit the issue of Local Own-Source Revenue in Indonesia. The purpose of the study was to analyze the influence of per capita GDP variables, the value of the trade sector, and the value of the agricultural sector on Local Own-Source Revenuecapacity. Local Own-Source Revenue capacity is measured using the concept of tax capacity, namely Local Own-Source Revenuedivided by PDRB. The object of the study was 34 provinces in Indonesia during the period 2010-2019 (10 years). The research method uses an unbalanced regression panel with a fixed-effect model approach. The study results were that the per capita GDP had a positive and significant effect on Local Own-Source Revenue capacity. The trade sector had a positive and insignificant effect, and the agricultural sector had a significant negative impact on Local Own-Source Revenuecapacity. Therefore, the Provincial Government needs to continue to increase GDP per capita, issue regulations, and maintain regional conditions to support trade activities and approach the public to pay taxes, especially provincial taxes. The provincial government also needs to increase the downstream and industrialization of agricultural products to increase the capacity of Local Own-Source Revenue. Keywords: Local Own-Source Revenue; Tax Capacity