Social Construction and the Progressivity of Local Tax Relief

Momi Dahan

No 9277, CESifo Working Paper Series from CESifo

Abstract: This paper reveals a noticeable difference between a high degree of progressivity of incomerelated local property tax relief versus the proportional or regressive incidence of recognition tax relief. Recognition tax relief is tax relief given to specified social sectors which recognizes either their contributions to society or their identity-related suffering. Social groups that are characterized by political power and positive image following social construction process are expected to receive more favorable tax treatment regardless of their material needs. This study advances our understanding by showing that the degree of progressiveness of a tax system is shaped by social construction which implies a more complex trade-off between equality, efficiency and social construction in designing the tax system.

Keywords: tax relief; property tax; tax progressivity; social construction (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H21 H22 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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Journal Article: SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION AND THE PROGRESSIVITY OF LOCAL TAX RELIEF (2023)
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