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Trade Liberalisation, Corporate Tax and Poverty in Ghana

Camara Kwasi Obeng and Vijay Bhasin

No 5335, EcoMod2013 from EcoMod

Abstract: This study examined the impact of using corporate tax to compensate for lost tariff revenue from trade liberalization on poverty in Ghana. Trade has been considerably liberalized in Ghana, which necessitated fiscal reforms to make up for the shortfall in government revenue. As part of the fiscal reforms, the corporate tax rate was reduced for all sectors and the basis for assessment changed from profits to income. Recursive dynamic computable general equilibrium modeling The results showed that the reduction in the incidence, depth and severity of poverty at the national and household levels is greater when corporate tax rate is increased than when it is reduced.

Keywords: Ghana; Trade and regional integration; Impact and scenario analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013-06-21
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