Tax policy options to promote private capital formation in Pakistan

Andrew Feltenstein () and Anwar Shah ()

No 698, Policy Research Working Paper Series from The World Bank

Abstract: The authors developed a simple two-period general equilibrium model to analyze the macroeconomic impact of tax policies in Pakistan. They analyze two scenarios. In scenario 1, the investment tax credit rate is increased from 15 percent to 30 percent. The new fiscal regime increases investment but also significantly increases inflation. In scenario 2, the original investment tax credit rate is retained but the statutory corporate tax rate is reduced. Welfare improves more than under scenario 1. The authors conclude that in Pakistan, at least, changes in corporate tax rates are probably better instruments for promoting capital formation than are increased investment tax credits. In particular, cuts in corporate taxes improve welfare more than do increases in investment tax credits. Increasing the investment tax credit stimulates more capital formation than does decreasing corporate taxes, but the tax credits also have significant macroeconomic consequences.

Keywords: Environmental Economics&Policies; Public Sector Economics&Finance; Banks&Banking Reform; International Terrorism&Counterterrorism; Economic Theory&Research (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1991-06-30
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