The paper advances a framework to take stock of CIT incentives across two interrelated policy objectives: stimulating investment in green sectors and processes; and/or encouraging divestment from dirty...
The analysis of the cost and benefits of tax incentives introduced by the Investment Code is indeed complex and data-intensive. The natural dynamics of the economy and business sector make identifying...
This paper examines the potential distributional effects of a tax increase on processed and ultra-processed foods. Using data from the most recent Brazilian consumption survey (POF 2017/2018), it analyzes...
R&D tax incentives (RDTIs) are among the most popular instruments that governments in both developing and developed economies employ to induce private investment in research and development (R&D). RDTIs...
The purpose of this note is to provide an updated overview of 1) the rationale for implementing sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) taxes, 2) the impact of SSB taxes on prices, the demand for SSBs and substitutes...
This Q&A was designed to provide detailed responses to commonly asked questions about what and how to tax when it comes to nutrition- related targets of excise taxes, including sugar-sweetened beverages...
The Global Tax Program Health Taxes Knowledge Note Series focuses on topics linked to implementation of health taxes, or excise taxes on tobacco, alcoholic drinks, and sugar-sweetened beverages. The purpose...
This study estimates the distributional effects of increasing taxes on tobacco, alcohol, and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB). It uses the latest Brazilian Consumer Expenditure Survey (Pesquisa de Orçamento...
This brief focuses on the Bank report entitled “In From the Shadow – Integrating Europe’s Informal Labor”. With many Eastern European countries struggling to consolidate their fiscal positions, convincing...