Is a VAT the Answer?


 

Publication Date: August 2010

Publisher: National Center for Policy Analysis (U.S.)

Author(s): John Goodman

Research Area: Government

Keywords: VAT; taxes; value added tax

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

All over the developed world, countries are facing an extremely unpleasant budgetary reality: Per capita health care spending is growing at twice the rate of growth of per capita income.