Developing Tax Policy in a Complex and Changing World

Simon James and Alison Edwards ()
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Alison Edwards: School of Business and Economics, University of Exeter (UK)

Economic Analysis and Policy (EAP), 2008, vol. 38, issue 1, pages 35-53

Abstract: This paper examines issues affecting the formulation of tax policy through to the development of actual proposals by tax policy-makers. This is done taking account of the possibility that too narrow an approach to this process can produce misleading conclusions and that proposals for tax reform may be inappropriate when the wider context of the tax system as a whole and the environment in which it has to operate are considered. Two issues are used to illustrate this situation – tax compliance and tax simplification. The paper concludes that in developing tax policy it is important to ensure that the wider context is taken into account and it also outlines a practical approach to achieve this aim.

Keywords: Tax research; Tax policy; Tax compliance; Tax simplification (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H20 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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