Impact of taxes on redistribution in the Czech Republic

The paper deals with the distributive effects of taxes during last years in the Czech Republic. Using EU-SILC data for selected types of households, the paper assesses changes in the distribution of gross incomes and effects of the changes in taxes on the distribution of incomes after taxes. The ana...

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Main Authors: Leoš Vítek, Jan Pavel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mendel University Press 2013-01-01
Series:Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis
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Online Access:https://acta.mendelu.cz/61/7/2931/
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spelling doaj-87ee5970bcdc441abe85b4cd4678222a2020-11-24T20:47:03ZengMendel University PressActa Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis1211-85162464-83102013-01-016172931293810.11118/actaun201361072931Impact of taxes on redistribution in the Czech RepublicLeoš Vítek0Jan Pavel1Department of Public Finance, University of Economics, Prague, 130 67 Prague, Czech RepublicDepartment of Public Finance, University of Economics, Prague, 130 67 Prague, Czech RepublicThe paper deals with the distributive effects of taxes during last years in the Czech Republic. Using EU-SILC data for selected types of households, the paper assesses changes in the distribution of gross incomes and effects of the changes in taxes on the distribution of incomes after taxes. The analysis is carried out on different types of households. The analysis is performed using Lorenz curves and Gini coefficients. The conclusions show that the tax system has changed the distribution of incomes insignificantly. https://acta.mendelu.cz/61/7/2931/Czech Republicredistributiontax reforms
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Impact of taxes on redistribution in the Czech Republic
Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis
Czech Republic
redistribution
tax reforms
author_facet Leoš Vítek
Jan Pavel
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title Impact of taxes on redistribution in the Czech Republic
title_short Impact of taxes on redistribution in the Czech Republic
title_full Impact of taxes on redistribution in the Czech Republic
title_fullStr Impact of taxes on redistribution in the Czech Republic
title_full_unstemmed Impact of taxes on redistribution in the Czech Republic
title_sort impact of taxes on redistribution in the czech republic
publisher Mendel University Press
series Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis
issn 1211-8516
2464-8310
publishDate 2013-01-01
description The paper deals with the distributive effects of taxes during last years in the Czech Republic. Using EU-SILC data for selected types of households, the paper assesses changes in the distribution of gross incomes and effects of the changes in taxes on the distribution of incomes after taxes. The analysis is carried out on different types of households. The analysis is performed using Lorenz curves and Gini coefficients. The conclusions show that the tax system has changed the distribution of incomes insignificantly.
topic Czech Republic
redistribution
tax reforms
url https://acta.mendelu.cz/61/7/2931/
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