Iceland; Advancing Tax Reform and the Taxation of Natural Resources
This study focused on environmental tax measures, and on allocation, pricing, and taxation of Iceland’s major hydropower and geothermal resources. Measures to secure the tax base for the corporate income tax (CIT) are proposed. Taxation of the financial sector can be improved by a number of measures...
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ftrepec:oai:RePEc:imf:imfscr:11/138 2024-04-14T08:13:31+00:00 Iceland; Advancing Tax Reform and the Taxation of Natural Resources International Monetary Fund http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/cat/longres.aspx?sk=24973 unknown http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/cat/longres.aspx?sk=24973 preprint ftrepec 2024-03-19T10:26:09Z This study focused on environmental tax measures, and on allocation, pricing, and taxation of Iceland’s major hydropower and geothermal resources. Measures to secure the tax base for the corporate income tax (CIT) are proposed. Taxation of the financial sector can be improved by a number of measures. The measures that increase fiscal levies on energy-intensive industries should be avoided. The proposals in this paper aim at efficiency and equity in the tax system rather than revenue growth. Capital;Corporate sector;Energy taxes;Environment;Energy sector;Financial sector;Property taxes;Iceland;Income taxes;Natural resources;Labor taxes;Tax reforms;Taxation;Tax systems;Value added tax;taxes, interest, debt, property tax, payments Report Iceland RePEc (Research Papers in Economics) |
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This study focused on environmental tax measures, and on allocation, pricing, and taxation of Iceland’s major hydropower and geothermal resources. Measures to secure the tax base for the corporate income tax (CIT) are proposed. Taxation of the financial sector can be improved by a number of measures. The measures that increase fiscal levies on energy-intensive industries should be avoided. The proposals in this paper aim at efficiency and equity in the tax system rather than revenue growth. Capital;Corporate sector;Energy taxes;Environment;Energy sector;Financial sector;Property taxes;Iceland;Income taxes;Natural resources;Labor taxes;Tax reforms;Taxation;Tax systems;Value added tax;taxes, interest, debt, property tax, payments |
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Iceland; Advancing Tax Reform and the Taxation of Natural Resources |
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Iceland; Advancing Tax Reform and the Taxation of Natural Resources |
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Iceland; Advancing Tax Reform and the Taxation of Natural Resources |
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Iceland; Advancing Tax Reform and the Taxation of Natural Resources |
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Iceland; Advancing Tax Reform and the Taxation of Natural Resources |
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iceland; advancing tax reform and the taxation of natural resources |
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