The effect of the trade liberalization progamme on government budget in Africa
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2003-10Author(s)/Corporate Author (s)
Teshome Mulat;United Nations Economic Commission for Africa;
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Trade liberalization is not a precise concept. It implies the application of different trade policies. The elements of trade liberalization (or trade policy reform) include, inter alia, removing non-tariff barriers to trade, reforming exchange rate regimes, liberalizing export policies, and harmonizing and reducing import tariffs. The focus in this paper is on the tax revenue impact of the last policy, i.e. the impact of import tariff harmonization and reduction. It is also to be noted that African countries pursue concurrently not one but a multiplicity of trade liberalization programs, the customs revenue implications of which vary. It is, therefore, necessary to define which trade liberalization one is talking about in order to measure its tax revenue implications.
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“Teshome Mulat; United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (2003-10). The effect of the trade liberalization progamme on government budget in Africa. Addis Ababa:. © UN. ECA,. https://hdl.handle.net/10855/33195”Collections
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