1. World problems
  2. Distortion of international trade by selective indirect taxes and import charges

Distortion of international trade by selective indirect taxes and import charges

Nature

Taxes on international trade are highly favoured by the developing countries, because they generate about a third of the tax revenue with limited administrative costs. Import tariffs penalize consumers, promote inefficient patterns of production and implicitly tax exports.

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Value

Selective
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Distortion
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SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #17: Partnerships to achieve the Goal

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Subject
Content quality
Presentable
 Presentable
Language
English
Last update
Oct 4, 2020