Modeling the Revenue and Distributional Effects of Tax Reform in Paraguay : Challenges and Lessons

In 2019, the Government of Paraguay (GOP) embarked on a comprehensive tax reform to simplify and modernize its tax system. At the request of the Ministry of Finance (MOF), and building on long-standing policy dialogue with the country, the World Ba...

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Main Authors:	Canavire, Gustavo, Corral, Paul, Farfan, Gabriela, Galeano, Juan Jose, Gayoso, Lyliana, Piontkivsky, Ruslan, Sacco, Flavia
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:	TAX REVENUE TAX REFORM DISTRIBUTIONAL IMPACT TAX POLICY EXCISE TAX VALUE ADDED TAX FISCAL POLICY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/809151628142230898/Modeling-the-Revenue-and-Distributional-Effects-of-Tax-Reform-in-Paraguay-Challenges-and-Lessons http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36084

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spelling	okr-10986-360842021-08-10T05:10:43Z Modeling the Revenue and Distributional Effects of Tax Reform in Paraguay : Challenges and Lessons Canavire, Gustavo Corral, Paul Farfan, Gabriela Galeano, Juan Jose Gayoso, Lyliana Piontkivsky, Ruslan Sacco, Flavia TAX REVENUE TAX REFORM DISTRIBUTIONAL IMPACT TAX POLICY EXCISE TAX VALUE ADDED TAX FISCAL POLICY In 2019, the Government of Paraguay (GOP) embarked on a comprehensive tax reform to simplify and modernize its tax system. At the request of the Ministry of Finance (MOF), and building on long-standing policy dialogue with the country, the World Bank (WB) Poverty team worked quickly to develop a micro-simulation tool to inform policymakers on the potential revenue and distributional effects of the reform as it was being developed. In this note, we summarize the context, approach, challenges, and lessons learned from constructing the Fiscal Simulation Tool and highlight the tool’s long-term value for policy dialogue and decision making. 2021-08-09T14:46:30Z 2021-08-09T14:46:30Z 2021-06 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/809151628142230898/Modeling-the-Revenue-and-Distributional-Effects-of-Tax-Reform-in-Paraguay-Challenges-and-Lessons http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36084 English Poverty and Equity Notes;No. 41 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief Latin America & Caribbean Paraguay
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spellingShingle	TAX REVENUE TAX REFORM DISTRIBUTIONAL IMPACT TAX POLICY EXCISE TAX VALUE ADDED TAX FISCAL POLICY Canavire, Gustavo Corral, Paul Farfan, Gabriela Galeano, Juan Jose Gayoso, Lyliana Piontkivsky, Ruslan Sacco, Flavia Modeling the Revenue and Distributional Effects of Tax Reform in Paraguay : Challenges and Lessons
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description	In 2019, the Government of Paraguay (GOP) embarked on a comprehensive tax reform to simplify and modernize its tax system. At the request of the Ministry of Finance (MOF), and building on long-standing policy dialogue with the country, the World Bank (WB) Poverty team worked quickly to develop a micro-simulation tool to inform policymakers on the potential revenue and distributional effects of the reform as it was being developed. In this note, we summarize the context, approach, challenges, and lessons learned from constructing the Fiscal Simulation Tool and highlight the tool’s long-term value for policy dialogue and decision making.
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author	Canavire, Gustavo Corral, Paul Farfan, Gabriela Galeano, Juan Jose Gayoso, Lyliana Piontkivsky, Ruslan Sacco, Flavia
author_facet	Canavire, Gustavo Corral, Paul Farfan, Gabriela Galeano, Juan Jose Gayoso, Lyliana Piontkivsky, Ruslan Sacco, Flavia
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title	Modeling the Revenue and Distributional Effects of Tax Reform in Paraguay : Challenges and Lessons
title_short	Modeling the Revenue and Distributional Effects of Tax Reform in Paraguay : Challenges and Lessons
title_full	Modeling the Revenue and Distributional Effects of Tax Reform in Paraguay : Challenges and Lessons
title_fullStr	Modeling the Revenue and Distributional Effects of Tax Reform in Paraguay : Challenges and Lessons
title_full_unstemmed	Modeling the Revenue and Distributional Effects of Tax Reform in Paraguay : Challenges and Lessons
title_sort	modeling the revenue and distributional effects of tax reform in paraguay : challenges and lessons
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2021
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/809151628142230898/Modeling-the-Revenue-and-Distributional-Effects-of-Tax-Reform-in-Paraguay-Challenges-and-Lessons http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36084
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