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Microeconomics Lecture 12
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Tax Systems
Key Terms
Key Termsaverage tax rate marginal tax rate lump-sum tax benefits principle ability-to-pay principle proportional tax regressive tax progressive tax !
Tax System
Tax SystemTwo Objectives:
Efficient and Equitable Lower costs and fair
Avoid
Avoiddeadweight loss
administrative burdens !
Efficient? low deadweight loss and low
administrative burdens
Efficient?
Efficient?low deadweight loss
and low administrative burdens
Administrative Burden
Administrative Burden
It costs time and money to collect
taxes
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Loss of 160 in surplus !
120 in taxes !
40 to deadweight loss !
25 percent loss to deadweight
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Incentives
Incentivestaxes distort
change behavior !
Type of Taxes
Type of TaxesIncome - Earn
Consumption - Spend
Are Taxes Fair?
Are Taxes Fair?
Benefits !
Ability to Pay
Benefits
Benefits
You should pay for the benefits you
receive !
Ability
Ability
If you are able you should pay more
Tradeoffs
Tradeoffs
Fair or Efficient?
Income Tax Rates
Income Tax RatesLump-Sum
Proportional Progressive Regressive
Lump Sum
Lump Sum
Pay a fixed amount regardless of income
Proportional
Proportional
Pay a fixed rate regardless of income
Progressive
Progressive
Pay an increasing rate
as income increases
Regressive
Regressive
Pay a decreasing rate
as income increases
Rates
Rates
Average Marginal
Average
Average
total taxes divided by
income
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Marginal
extra tax on the next riyal of
income
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Tax Rate Income
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Tax Rate Income Tax
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Tax Rate Income Tax
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Tax Rate Income Tax
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Tax Rate Income Tax
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Tax Rate Income Tax
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Tax Rate Income Tax
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Tax Rate Income Tax
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Tax Rate Income Tax
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Tax Rate Income Tax
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Tax Rate Income Tax
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Tax Rate Income Tax
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Tax Rate Income Tax
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Tax Rate Income Tax
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Summary
Tax Rate Income Tax
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Summary
Tax Rate Income Tax
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Summary 300
Tax Rate Income Tax
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Summary 300 90
Tax Rate Income Tax
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Summary 300 90
What is the average rate?
Tax Rate Income Tax
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Summary 300 90
What is the average rate?Total taxes divided by total income
Tax Rate Income Tax
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Summary 300 90
What is the average rate? 90 ÷ 300 = 30%Total taxes divided by total income
Tax Rate Income Tax
First 100 10% 100 10
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Summary 300 90
What is the average rate? 90 ÷ 300 = 30%
30%
Total taxes divided by total income
Tax Rate Income Tax
First 100 10% 100 10
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Summary 300 90
What is the average rate? 90 ÷ 300 = 30%
30%
Total taxes divided by total income
Tax Rate Income Tax
First 100 10% 100 10
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Summary 300 90
What is the average rate?
What is the marginal rate?
90 ÷ 300 = 30%
30%
Total taxes divided by total income
Tax Rate Income Tax
First 100 10% 100 10
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Summary 300 90
What is the average rate?
What is the marginal rate?
90 ÷ 300 = 30%
30%
Total taxes divided by total income
Rate on the next riyal
Tax Rate Income Tax
First 100 10% 100 10
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Summary 300 90
What is the average rate?
What is the marginal rate?
90 ÷ 300 = 30%
30%
Total taxes divided by total income
Rate on the next riyal
Tax Rate Income Tax
First 100 10% 100 10
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Summary 300 90
What is the average rate?
What is the marginal rate?
90 ÷ 300 = 30%
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Total taxes divided by total income
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Incentives Matter
Incentives MatterChange the rates
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Income above $200,000
1980 70% Rate
Income above $200,000
1980 70% Rate
Income above $200,000
1980 70% Rate
$36 billion - $19 billion
Income above $200,000
1980 70% Rate
1988 28% Rate
$36 billion - $19 billion
Income above $200,000
1980 70% Rate
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1980 70% Rate
1988 28% Rate
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Income above $200,000
$352 billion - $100 billion
1980 70% Rate
1988 28% Rate
$36 billion - $19 billion
Income above $200,000
$352 billion - $100 billion
Pie x 8.7 Taxes x 4.2
1980 70% Rate
1988 28% Rate
$36 billion - $19 billion
Income above $200,000
$352 billion - $100 billion
Pie x 8.7 Taxes x 4.2
Smaller slice of a larger pie