Stawki podatkowe a wzrost gospodarczy
Tax Rate and Economic Growth

Summary/Abstract: A review of the literature shows that the rate taxes and the types of taxes are important for economic growth. The article analyzes the average tax burdens in countries with different tax rates and different levels of wealth. The main objective of this article is to present the relation of tax rates and economic growth taking into account fiscal budgetary responsibility. It has been constructed so called the economic growth index (IWGi) that is based on three fundamental measures of economic growth. Research methods used in the study are: parametric description of a number of detailed, multi-criteria method of ranking and unity-based normalization. In EU countries with the highest economic growth index has been observed a reduction in the rates of income taxes on a significant scale of 4pp to 7,6pp, solid and differentiated rates of the tax on goods and services (VAT) and the fulfillment of the fiscal rules that are necessary for fiscal budgetary responsibility.

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