Property tax and físcal discipline in OECD countries

• Autores: Andrea F. Presbitero, Agnese Sacchi
• Localización: XXI Encuentro Economía Pública, 2014, pág. 68
• Idioma: inglés
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  • This paper investigates the efects of the property tax on national fiscal discipline in a sam- ple of OECD countries over the period 1985-2006. Our results show that a larger share of property taxes in total tax revenues is associated with a smaller primary de cit-to-GDP ratio. Moreover, a greater reliance on property taxation at a sub-national level contributes to straighten fiscal discipline, regardless of the degree of tax decentralization in a coun- try. Our results suggest that institutional reforms towards fiscal decentralization should be mostly focused on the design of the local tax structure in order to promote country's fiscal sustainability.