The Case for Windfall Taxes – a guide to optimal resource taxation

Sammendrag:

• In 2012, government expenditure worldwide was USD 28 656 billion. Total tax burden was USD 18 821 billion.

• This huge discrepancy can be reduced by closing loopholes in tax systems and preventing capital flight

• This report is about analyzing and fixing loopholes in tax systems – increasing cost-efficiency and ensuring fairer competition in extractive industries.

VIDEO: See the presentation of the report "Windfall Taxes". 

Read the short 4-page briefing of the report.