PARIS, Dec 10 (Reuters): Lower rates of value added tax do not always benefit the poor, the OECD think tank said on Wednesday in a report urging governments instead to consider means-tested and other direct benefits to boost income equality.
The conclusion challenges a widely-held belief among policy makers that one way to help low-income groups is to reduce VAT and other forms of indirect taxation.
Low VAT doesn\\\'t always help poor: OECD
FE Team | Published: December 11, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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