The Impact of COVID-19 on Formal Firms in Honduras : Evidence from Monthly Tax Returns

The Impact of COVID-19 on Formal Firms in Honduras : Evidence from Monthly Tax Returns

We measure the impact of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) crisis and the resulting lockdown on formal firms in Honduras, using monthly value-added tax records for January 2018 to August 2020. Firms' revenue fell by 26 percent, or 342.6 billion lempi...

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Main Authors:	Bachas, Pierre, Brockmeyer, Anne, Semelet, Camille
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:	COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC IMPACT FORMAL FIRM PERFORMANCE TAX RETURNS VALUE ADDED TAX SALES REVENUE ECONOMIC SHOCK
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/326461611769500203/The-Impact-of-COVID-19-on-Formal-Firms-in-Honduras-Evidence-from-Monthly-Tax-Returns http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35093

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