Financing government in the transition : Bulgaria. The political economy of tax policies, tax bases, and tax evasion /

This publication is a product of collaboration between the Country Operations Division of the Europe and Central Asia Department One and the Transitional Economies Division of the Policy and Research Department in analyzing Bulgaria ' s experience with government finance reforms. Having experie...

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Corporate Author: Banco Mundial
Other Authors: Bogetic, Zeljko, ed, Hillman, Arye L, ed
Format: Book
Published: Washington, D.C. : World Bank, 1995
Series:World Bank regional and sectoral studies
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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / Alan Gelb
  • Preface / Christiaan J. Poortman
  • Acknowledgment
  • About the editors and contributors
  • 1. Introduction: 1. Summary / Zeljko Bogetic and Arye L Hillman
  • 2. Bulgaria in transition. an overview / Zeljko Bogetic
  • 2. Taxation and incentives: 3. The choice of the tax system / Zeljko Bogetic and Arye L Hillman
  • 4. The private sector, state enterprises, and informal economic activity / Arye L. Hillman, Lubomir Mitov, and R. Kyle Peters
  • 5. Income tax reform and investment incentives / George R. Zodrow
  • 3. Government and households: 6. Households and the state / Michael Walton
  • 7. Household taxation and income distribution / Zeljko Bogetic and Fareed M. A. Hassan
  • 4. The structure of government: 8. Central and local government tax relations / Jorge Martinez-Vasquez
  • 5. Indirect taxation: 9. Excise taxation of fuel: a case study of lost revenue / Lubomir Mitov
  • 10. International trade and budget revenue / George Fane
  • 11. The introduction of the value-added tax in Bulgaria / Zeljko Bogetic and Julia Varga
  • 6. Financing social expenditures: 12. Social insurance and social assistance / Louise Fox
  • 13. Choosing and funding a health care program / Charles Normand
  • 7. Conclusions: 14. General lessons from the bulgarian experience / Zeljko Bogetic and Arye L. Hillman
  • Subject index