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This paper investigates the effects of a tax reform that eliminates tax rate heterogeneity and cumulative taxation using a general equilibrium model with multiple sectors with market power. Industries are connected through input-output linkages, and changes in taxation are not confined within industries. We calibrate the model to Brazil, a country with a highly distorted tax system. The revenue-neutral tax reform generates gains of 7.9% of GDP and 1.8% of welfare. Just eliminating VAT rate dispersion leads to a 6.0% increase in GDP. Due to propagation effects, in 10 sectors direct taxes increased but output and profits did not fall.
Reforma fiscal, Multisectoral models in economics, Brasil, input-output linkages, Gross domestic product, tax distortions, Tax reform, VAT dispersion, Macroeconomic theory (monetary models, models of taxation), General equilibrium theory, Producte interior brut, shock propagation, Brazil
Reforma fiscal, Multisectoral models in economics, Brasil, input-output linkages, Gross domestic product, tax distortions, Tax reform, VAT dispersion, Macroeconomic theory (monetary models, models of taxation), General equilibrium theory, Producte interior brut, shock propagation, Brazil
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