Optimising the Slovak Tax Policy and Tax System Performance
Optimising the Slovak Tax Policy and Tax System Performance

Author(s): Emil Burak, Juraj Nemec
Subject(s): National Economy, Economic policy, Public Finances, Fiscal Politics / Budgeting
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: tax administration; Slovakia; optimizing; opinion of tax officials;
Summary/Abstract: There is a rich body of general scientific research dealing with issues such as optimum tax systems and optimum tax policies; however, there is limited scientific research focused on these issues specifically in Slovakia. To help fill this gap, our paper defines and discusses the most significant elements of the future optimisation of the Slovak tax system. The paper is based on primary and secondary data; it combines qualitative and quantitative research methods. The paper’s main basis is the comparison of perceived needs by tax officials, collected in the course of our research, with existing evidence. The most frequent responses (simplify tax collection, decrease tax bureaucracy, provide better information about the tax system to businesses and citizens, increase the level of risk connected with tax evasion, and improve tax administration services) are very much in line with the positions of existing scientific and professional literature. However, the second most frequent answer, to decrease the tax burden, indicates a level of tax illusion even at the level of tax administration professionals.

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