Tax Reform Options to Generate Revenues While Reducing Inequality

• Main Authors: Mendoza, Ronald U, Basilio, Patricia Thea, Lalic, Eunice
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2017
• Subjects: tax reform; income inequality; earmarking; public finance; Economic Policy; Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/asog-pubs/96; https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3048166
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

The Philippine government’s Comprehensive Tax Reform Program Package 1 (CTRP-1) has sparked considerable discussion on its effects on households at different income levels. This paper focuses on the impact on income inequality of the CTRP-1, discerning gaps that continue to exist in the formulation...