Chapter 14 Commodity Taxation Reading • Essential reading – Hindriks‚ J and G.D. Myles Intermediate Public Economics. (Cambridge: MIT Press‚ 2005) Chapter 14. • Further reading – Diamond‚ P.A. and J.A. Mirrlees (1971) ‘Optimal taxation and public production 1: Production efficiency and 2: Tax rules’‚ American Economic Review‚ 61‚ 8—27 and 261—278. – Madden‚ D.‚ (1995) ‘An analysis of indirect tax reform in Ireland in the 1980s’‚ Fiscal Studies‚ 16‚ 18—37. – Murty‚ M.N. and R. Ray (1987)
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Georgetown Parliamentary Debate Team is an association of people with a common interest in competitive debate with other universities. The purpose of the Team is to provide an opportunity for its members to learn debating styles and rules‚ to develop and to practice their skills and techniques with other members of the Team‚ and compete within the debate league(s) it chooses to participate in. Currently‚ the Society is a member of‚ but will not be limited to‚ the American Parliamentary Debate Association
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Double taxation occurs when a taxpayer is taxed twice for the same asset or income. This happens when taxing jurisdictions overlap and a transaction‚ asset‚ or income amount is subject to taxation in both jurisdictions. When an individual must deal with double taxation‚ he or she may lose a significant portion of income. In some cases‚ this may cause the double-taxed individual to experience a lowered standard of living. Corporations deal with double taxation too‚ as a corporation
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Parliamentary sovereignty has existed in the UK law ever since the 17th century. It has the power to make or evoke any law within the UK. This essay addresses whether the parliamentary sovereignty within the UK has been rendered obsolete by the EU law and the recognition of the human rights in 1998. It will be argued that parliamentary sovereignty is still a relevant doctrine within the UK parliament as the referendum concerning UK’s membership can impact the near future and bring about change‚ were
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A presidential government is better than a parliamentary government. In a presidential government the people are given the option to elect for the legislative and executive branch and in a parliamentary government the people can only pick the legislature (Parliament) while the Parliament chooses the executive (Prime Minister). In both governments they are chosen by the people; however the parliamentary government confines its people to being (indirect) represented in choosing the Prime Minister.
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Progressive Taxation Saj October 23‚ 2012 The Common Sense Party supports a light progressive taxation tax plan which gives low income and middle class earners a chance to save more money to spend on their bills and necessities. We believe that higher income individual earners have more money to spend on bills and necessities with a larger sum left over for savings than a low income earner or a middle class earner. However we do not believe in overtaxing high income earners to the point
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1. INTRODUCTION The phenomenon of political control over the public service in South Africa cannot be quantified as integral part of public administration and an essential ingredient of representative democracy. Bureaucracies are controlled in various ways. Mechanisms aimed at ensuring public accountability towards ministers‚ national assemblies‚ the courts may be instituted. The civil service may become politicized‚ so that it shares the ideological enthusiasm of the government of the day
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of taxation in the transformation of the Japanese Economy Introduction Before the Meiji restoration under the feudal Tokugawa Shogunate‚ taxation was mainly a tool for warfare and military power. The system was highly regressive and pressed lightly on the rich and profit-earners. It was calculated to preserve a very unequal distribution on incomes and to stimulate the accumulation of private capital. This tendency somehow continued and was magnified before W.W.II when direct taxation was
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NOTES IN TAXATION Taxation- process or means by which the sovereign‚ through its lawmaking body‚ raises income to defray necessary expenses of the government; power of the State‚ inherent in sovereignty -indispensable and inevitable price for civilized society‚ without taxes‚ government would be paralyzed. Taxes- lifeblood of the government and their prompt and certain availability are an imperious need. Objectives of Taxation: Shifting wealth from the rich to the poor Maintaining
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© 2012 Reed International Books Australia Pty Limited trading as LexisNexis. Ancillary for Understanding Taxation Law 2012 by Gilders‚ Taylor‚ Walpole‚ Burton and Ciro Understanding Taxation Law 2012 by Gilders‚ Taylor‚ Walpole‚ Burton‚ Ciro Suggested answers to Activities and Questions by Tony Ciro Chapter 10: Capital Allowances © 2012 Reed International Books Australia Pty Limited trading as LexisNexis Permission to download and make copies for classroom use is granted. Reproducing or distributing
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