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An Analysis of South Africa's Value Added Tax [PDF]

open access: yes
In this paper, the authors describe South Africa's value added tax (VAT), showing that (1) the VAT is mildly regressive, and (2) it is an effective source of government revenue, compared with other tax instruments in South Africa.
Kearney, Marna   +3 more
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Smart Denture with Embedded Thin‐Film Temperature Sensors Patterned by Femtosecond Laser Pulse for Elderly Healthcare

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 7, Issue 3, March 2025.
We demonstrate the direct‐laser patterning of a gold thin film on polymethyl methacrylate to fabricate a temperature sensor for dentures. The temperature sensor‐embedded smart dentures are evaluated in an oral environment, enabling in‐situ monitoring for elderly healthcare.
Han Ku Nam   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

70 Years Value Added Tax

open access: yesFinance, Accounting and Business Analysis
In 2024 the value added tax becomes 70 years old. This “crown of fiscal technique” arose on the basis of the turnover tax, which in turn was a product of the ancient excise tax.
Rumen Yordanov Brussarski
doaj  

Belasting op toegevoegde waarde: Gevolge van kliëntelojaliteits-programtransaksies vir verskaffers

open access: yesJournal of Economic and Financial Sciences, 2013
Client loyalty programmes are a common phenomenon in the South African market. Despite the fact that client loyalty programmes have been prevalent in South Africa since the 1980s, the South African Revenue Service has issued minimal guidance on the value-
Sophia Brink
doaj   +1 more source

Cross‐Sectoral AI Integration Is Essential to Tackling Food Waste and Food Insecurity: A Roadmap for Developing Resilient Food Systems

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
As food insecurity and global food demands surge, artificial intelligence (AI)‐based technologies offer promising opportunities to reduce food loss and waste. In this perspective, current AI adoption across the food supply chain is assessed using various academic, industry, and policy sources.
Akansha Prasad   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Food inflation pass‐through from agricultural imports in a small open economy

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper develops a new framework for quantifying cost pass‐through in a small open economy by estimating firm‐level markup responses to agricultural import price shocks. We show theoretically that markup adjustments depend on firms' reliance on imported inputs and demand curvature, generating heterogeneous inflationary effects across firm ...
Minseong Kang, Seungki Lee
wiley   +1 more source

Price Effects of Value Added Tax Based on Input – Output Approach (The Case of Iran) [PDF]

open access: yesفصلنامه پژوهش‌های اقتصادی ایران, 2011
Reforming Iran’s tax system is one of the most important issues due to the role of government’s expenditures and uncertainty in oil income. Therefore the modern value-added tax system is recognized as an approach by which tax transparency and tax ...
Ali Faridzad   +2 more
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Value Added Taxes, Chain Effects and Informality [PDF]

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This paper investigates determinants of informal economic activity. We present an equilibrium model of informality and test its implications using a survey of 48,000+ small firms in Brazil.
Jose A. Scheinkman, Aureo de Paula
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Redistributive land reforms, agricultural productivity, and structural change: New cross‐national evidence

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Large‐scale land reforms constitute a substantial redistribution of wealth and reallocation of agricultural land, which is a major form of asset and production input in developing countries. While land redistribution (from the rich to the poor) remains a highly controversial issue, extensive evidence on its effect is limited.
Devashish Mitra   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Does VAT reduce the instability of tax revenues? [PDF]

open access: yes
In this study, we examine whether or not the adoption of value-added tax (VAT) in developing countries is an effective way of stabilising tax revenues.
Hélène Ehrhart, Christian Ebeke
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