Kingdom of the Netherlands: Netherlands: Selected Issues-The Labor Income Tax Credit in an International Perspective

International Monetary Fund

No 2001/096, IMF Staff Country Reports from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: Compared with its U.S. and U.K. counterparts, the Labor Tax Credit (LTC) is likely to have more limited effects on incentives for primary-earners to enter the labor force, because of the smaller size of the credit. Any significant increase in the LTC to strengthen its effect on the still large poverty trap in the Netherlands is likely to be extremely expensive. Given the easy availability of part-time employment and the high marginal tax rates, the reduction in hours worked could be substantial in the Netherlands.

Keywords: ISCR; CR; income; tax rate; EITC; earner; labor income; per-capita income; full-time equivalent; EITC offset; income earner; Personal income; Tax allowances; Marginal effective tax rate; Credit (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 12
Date: 2001-07-06
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