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24-Jul-2008
Since the financial crisis of 1997-98 job creation has slowed, unemployment has been high, particularly among youths, and informality remains widespread.
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24-Jul-2008
Indonesia’s business environment is discouraging entrepreneurship and holding back private sector growth and development. Weaknesses in the regulatory framework, infrastructure bottlenecks and poor governance continue to weigh down on investment.
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24-Jul-2008
Indonesia’s growth performance is improving, following a slow recovery from the 1997-98 financial crisis. Growth is becoming increasingly reliant on the dynamism of domestic demand, rather than net exports.
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17-Jul-2008
The gains of recent fiscal-institutional reforms and vigorous fiscal consolidation should be preserved, and credibility enhanced, in the wake of transition from IMF monitoring.
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11-Jun-2008
Canada has a long history of tax reform and has been actively cutting taxes since the late 1990s against a background of general government surpluses. The resulting gains in business tax competitiveness are expected to raise investment and attract foreign capital.
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11-Jun-2008
Tax reform should be geared towards improving work incentives. Personal tax rates will be cut in 2009, but a flat tax is being considered. Targeted cuts in social security contributions would be a good way to shrink the tax wedge. Priority should be on base broadening.
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03-Jun-2008
The dual income tax system has been a positive response to globalisation, although it has some drawbacks. Taxes on labour are too high and those on property too low suggesting that an adjustment to the tax mix might improve labour market incentives.
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16-Apr-2008
Tax receipts are increasing at a slower pace as economic growth eases. The expansion in public spending needs to moderate to reflect this, and better value for money will be crucial to further improving public services.
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16-Apr-2008
The slowdown in housing market activity will weigh on the wider economy and poses some risks. Beginning gradually to reduce the bias in the tax system towards home ownership could help to dampen future cycles.
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09-Apr-2008
Government finances have improved significantly over the past years on account of both cyclically higher revenues and structural expenditure restraint. In order to preserve these achievements for the longer ...
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Taxing Wages provides unique information on income tax paid by workers and social security contributions levied on employees and their employers in OECD countries. Special Feature: Tax Reforms and Tax Burdens 2000-2006.
Taxing Wages 2006/2007: 2007 Edition
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