Taxation and distribution of income in Brazil: new evidence from personal income tax data

ABSTRACT able This paper presents a critical analysis of income and profit taxes in Brazil, arguing that measures adopted in the 1980s and 1990s, as a result of mainstream recommendations, hindered the redistributive role of taxes. An examination of tax data reveals a high degree of top income conce...

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Main Authors: SÉRGIO WULFF GOBETTI, RODRIGO OCTÁVIO ORAIR
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Editora 34
Series:Brazilian Journal of Political Economy
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-31572017000200267&lng=en&tlng=en