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.
Broader
SDG
Metadata
Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Subject
undefined » Finance
undefined » Import, export
undefined » Taxation
undefined » Trade
undefined » Distortion
Content quality
Presentable
Language
English
Last update
Oct 4, 2020