tax policy Archives - IREF Europe https://en.irefeurope.org/tag/tax-policy/ Independent research and policy analysis on fiscal, monetary, and regulatory issues in Europe Sat, 18 Apr 2026 21:13:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://en.irefeurope.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/04/IREF-LinkedIn-Profile-DarkBlue-scaled.png tax policy Archives - IREF Europe https://en.irefeurope.org/tag/tax-policy/ 32 32 Bank of England makes the case for taxpayer bailouts of central banks: it’s mandatory https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/bank-of-england-makes-the-case-for-taxpayer-bailouts-of-central-banks-its-mandatory/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bank-of-england-makes-the-case-for-taxpayer-bailouts-of-central-banks-its-mandatory https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/bank-of-england-makes-the-case-for-taxpayer-bailouts-of-central-banks-its-mandatory/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2024 04:07:26 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=35447 Introduction The Bank of England has taken the lead amongst the world’s central banks in issuing a working paper about how central banks can replenish their capital, now that they…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/bank-of-england-makes-the-case-for-taxpayer-bailouts-of-central-banks-its-mandatory/feed/ 1 Do Italians dislike wealth taxes? https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/do-italians-dislike-wealth-taxes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=do-italians-dislike-wealth-taxes https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/do-italians-dislike-wealth-taxes/#respond Wed, 26 Apr 2023 05:51:52 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=35043 Wealth taxes have played a minor role in the tax systems of the OECD bloc: they have declined from about 7.9% of total tax revenues in the mid-1960s to about…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/obama-the-ultimate-survival-guide/feed/ 0 The effects of fiscal decentralization on working hours: does it matter which government level taxes and spends? https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/the-effects-of-fiscal-decentralization-on-working-hours-does-it-matter-which-government-level-taxes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-effects-of-fiscal-decentralization-on-working-hours-does-it-matter-which-government-level-taxes https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/the-effects-of-fiscal-decentralization-on-working-hours-does-it-matter-which-government-level-taxes/#respond Fri, 01 Nov 2013 23:37:00 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/the-effects-of-fiscal-decentralization-on-working-hours-does-it-matter-which-government-level-taxes/ WP 2013-07. Executive Summary The traditional argument in favour of decentralization focuses on tax competition and on the quality of public expenditure. In a sentence, it is argued that a…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/working-paper-series/article/the-effects-of-fiscal-decentralization-on-working-hours-does-it-matter-which-government-level-taxes/feed/ 0 Tax Policy Lessons from the 2000s https://en.irefeurope.org/news/article/tax-policy-lessons-from-the-2000s/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tax-policy-lessons-from-the-2000s https://en.irefeurope.org/news/article/tax-policy-lessons-from-the-2000s/#respond Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:26:52 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/other-publications/news/tax-policy-lessons-from-the-2000s/ Tax Policy Lessons from the 2000s brings together the most up-to-date research available on tax policy with trenchant analysis by America's leading economists. The authors explore the role taxes should play in setting environmental policy; the effect of tax rate increases on labor supply and reported taxable income; the economic impact of deficit-financed tax reductions; and the effect of the tax system on businesses' financial and investment decisions.

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